Record Clearance Project

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Record Clearance Project

Changing lives, one petition at a time.

The San José State University (SJSU) Record Clearance Project (RCP) is the only program in the country that engages undergraduate students in learning and using legal skills to clear people’s criminal records. The Record Clearance Project (RCP) at San Jose State University assists low-income people with:
- Community education presentations
- Speed Screenings: individual interviews to determine the

next steps toward expungement
- Court petition preparation seeking dismissal of convictions and reduction of felonies
- Expungement course for in-custody students
- Path to Expungement program: mentoring from in-custody through the expungement process
- Free/low-cost LiveScans to get RAP sheets

Contact Us:

Record Clearance Project
San Jose State University
1 Washington Square
San Jose, CA 95112

[email protected]
https://sjsu.edu/rcp/

04/27/2026

Come celebrate the Record Clearance Project's 15-year anniversary!

To RSVP please use the following link: tinyurl.com/RCP15yearnniversary

If you have any questions, email Senior Project Assistant Erika Larios at [email protected]

04/09/2026

The RCP hosted its annual Alternative Spring Break (ASB) week, inviting Stanford and UC Berkeley law students to work alongside RCP advanced students to write court petitions for record clearance. Throughout the week, the law students participated in a community presentation at Elmwood Jail and observed a successful record clearance hearing for RCP clients. Soon, the law student/RCP student teams will complete petitions for eight individuals, changing lives, one petition at a time.

04/01/2026

Please Save the Date for the RCP's 15 year Anniversary Celebration!

Tuesday, May 12 at 5:30 - it's time to celebrate! Details to follow.

If you have any questions, email Senior Project Assistant Erika Larios at [email protected]

12/31/2025

Congratulations to the Record Clearance Project advanced students upon completing your work assisting individual clients and helping to train incoming students. You provided over 5,800 hours of outstanding services, reaching not only the individuals whose lives you directly touched, but their families and communities as well.

Congratulations to RCP graduates as you move on to new adventures! You bring knowledge and experience that will make the world a better place. 🎓💙

12/23/2025

A past mistake shouldn’t define a future. Expungement opens doors to jobs, housing, and peace of mind.

12/15/2025

Thank you to Communivercity SJSU for inviting RCP to their anniversary event last Thursday. CommUniverCity (CUC) has supported student assistants at RCP for over a decade.

Project Assistant Sandra Carrillo (left in photo above) and former RCP student / current SJSU grad student Maile Gillis (right in photo above) recently helped CUC celebrate over twenty years of work dedicated to helping underserved communities in San Jose.

Here's to twenty more years of supporting vibrant, healthy communities! 💙

12/04/2025

We were thrilled to hear from Karen Rothschild, RCP alumna (2017) and now attorney, recently asking how she could volunteer with the RCP: "I would love to give back to RCP in any way that I can, [RCP] had such a positive impact on my legal career." To catch up, Karen (second from left), attended a community education presentation on Dec 3.

Present were (L to R) Peggy Stevenson, Karen, former RCP lead mentor Victoria Kirschner, RCP Supervising Attorney Ocean Mottley, advanced student Brendan Krepchin, student Elisha Therene, and Project Assistants David Gomez Cruz and Sandra Carrillo.

11/26/2025

CityTeam hosted RCP students and staff for record review interviews yesterday

"CityTeam is so thankful for our collaboration with the Record Clearance Project! They’re truly making a positive impact, not just here but throughout the county. We encourage you to support them so they can keep assisting our residents in finding jobs and building brighter futures." —CityTeam

11/24/2025

RCP lacing up for second chances! 🏃‍♀️💙 Grateful to the Reentry Resource Center for Rise Up and Run 5K fundraiser to support the immediate needs of justice-involved people.

10/06/2025

The Resource Fair was a day of community, offering free services and real-time support relating to criminal record clearance, housing, jobs, food, transportation, and more!

Thank you to everyone who attended, partnered with RCP, or shared the word!

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San Jose State University 1 Washington Square
San Jose, CA
95192

Website

https://www.sjsu.edu/rcp/

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