Forgiveness offered to people in Birmingham charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession

Forgiveness offered to people in Birmingham charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession

Updated: 11:26 PM CDT Oct 20, 2020

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>> YOU ARE WATCHING WVTM 13 NEWS. GUY: REMOVING BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT IS THE MOTIVATION BEHIND MAYOR RANDALL WOODFIN’S PARDONS FOR PROGRESS INITIATIVE. SHERI: LAUNCHED NEARLY A YEAR AGO, IT GIVES PEOPLE WITH A MISDEMEANOR MARIJUANA CHARGE A SECOND CHANCE. NEW TONIGHT, WVTM 13’S BREA DOUGLAS SPOKE WITH THE MAYOR ABOUT HOW THE PROGRAM IS GOING BREA: IN LIFE, WE ALL NEED SECOND CHANCES, WHICH IS WHY MAYOR WOODFIN STARTED PARDONS FOR PROGRESS. IT ALLOWS PEOPLE CONVICTED IN THE CITY OF MISDEMEANOR MARIJUANA POSSESSION DURING THE PAST 20 YEARS TO APPLY FOR A PARDON. MAYOR WOODFIN: IT SHOULDN’T FOLLOW THEM ALL THE WAY TO THE POINT…