criminal record

Example Sentences

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On Wednesday, CNN shared body camera footage from the shooting of Marimar Martinez, a Montessori school teacher in Chicago with no criminal record.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026

Its lawyers said the incident had not been foreseeable, as the driver in question had strong ratings by passengers and no criminal record.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

People will show up for what used to be routine interviews, whether it’s a bona fide marriage, even though they don’t have a criminal record, and yet, without warning, they’ll be detained.

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2026

In Los Angeles, during a surge in operations last summer, statistics showed that more than half of the immigrants detained in sweeps had no criminal record.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

The “negative credential” associated with a criminal record represents a unique mechanism of state-sponsored stratification.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander