It's probably difficult to quantify in hard dollars, but a person may be able to get a job or get a better job because they don't carry around the stigma of a record. They may be able to volunteer in the community, which they previously couldn't do, or they may be able to complete their education or find more suitable housing. All of those factors lead to more successful lives and greater contributions back to the economy and back to the community.
It would be difficult to put a number on it, Ms. Dabrusin, but I suspect those kinds of thoughtful changes in the pardons process and the pardons outcomes would make a net-positive contribution to the economy and to the country, and certainly would alleviate cost burdens on the administrative side.