{"id":2028,"date":"2026-09-08T09:41:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T14:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carpls.org\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=2028"},"modified":"2026-09-08T09:41:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T14:41:23","slug":"clear-your-record-for-free-with-new-leaf-and-cook-county-public-defenders-office-freedom-defense-center-austin","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/carpls.org\/es\/event\/clear-your-record-for-free-with-new-leaf-and-cook-county-public-defenders-office-freedom-defense-center-austin\/","title":{"rendered":"Clear Your Record For Free with New Leaf and Cook County Public Defender&#8217;s Office\u2013Freedom Defense Center Austin"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/carpls.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/fdca-september-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carpls.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/fdca-september-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/carpls.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/fdca-september-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/carpls.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/fdca-september-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/carpls.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/fdca-september-10x12.png 10w, https:\/\/carpls.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/fdca-september.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div  class=\"tribe-events-schedule tribe-clearfix\" >\n\t<p class=\"tribe-events-schedule__datetime\">\n\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__date tribe-events-schedule__date--start\">\n\t\t\t21 septiembre\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--date\">\n\t\t\t\t @ \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--start\">\n\t\t\t\t9:30 am\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t &#8211; \t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t13:00 h\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CARPLS and New Leaf are collaborating with the Cook County Public Defender Office\u2019s Freedom Defense Center for an Expungement &amp; Sealing Clinic on Monday, September 21, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Location: 5500 W. 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