Atlanta woman shares how a pardon changed her life after decades of incarceration

An Atlanta woman got a fresh start after receiving a pardon and having her arrest record restricted.

She shared how that record can be a barrier to finding employment and the resources available to help others in similar situations.

“I’m formerly incarcerated myself. I spent 41 years in and out of the system,” Marilynn Winn, a formerly incarcerated woman who was pardoned by the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles, said…

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