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LISTEN: Why Auto-Erase Legislation is Common Sense

2/17/2015

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Film and television producer Charles Belk sits in handcuffs on a Beverly Hills curb during his 2014 arrest that was later deemed wrongful.
Have you ever been arrested or detained by police in Rhode Island? Did you know that even if you are never convicted -- or even charged with a crime -- a public record of your arrest still exists?

This week on Cobblestone Press, Kevin Aherne was be joined by film and television producer Charles Belk and State Representative Carlos Tobon -- the two men championing ‪Auto-Erase legislation in the Ocean State that will protect citizens from unfair discrimination.

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Charles Belk
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Rep. Carlos Tobon

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Charles Belk founded Fitting The Description to help build awareness of the countless number of individuals who are wrongfully detained and/or arrested each day because they "fit the description."  Fitting The Description helps identify these teachable moments for educational purposes, and works to reform the criminal justice system and make the promise of fair treatment a reality for all people.  Fitting The Description partners with other organizations to help them communicate their tangential messages, and with law enforcement agencies and municipalities for sensitivity training.

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