New Yorkers with criminal convictions would have those records shielded from public view under a renewed state bill meant to open job and housing opportunities for them. The Clean Slate Act would ...

LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — A clinic in Luzerne County on Tuesday provided information on how to expunge or seal court records. The event was held at Mohegan Pennsylvania in Plains Township. Pennsylvania's ...

The “Clean Slate” Act, which could have sealed thousands and potentially millions of nonviolent criminal records in Illinois, had bipartisan support but failed to pass in the final flurry of ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the “Clean Slate Act” Thursday, which would automatically seal the records of most convicted people after they have served their sentence and stayed out of trouble for certain ...

ALBANY – We’re all about second chances but a pass for murder? State lawmakers are inching forward towards approving the controversial “Clean Slate” legislation to seal criminal records for the vast ...

After an earlier version of the bill failed to clear both chambers during the spring legislative session, House Bill 1836 now awaits only a signature from Gov. JB Pritzker to become law. The ...

New York is on the cusp of passing a “Clean Slate” bill that could help millions of people with old criminal records automatically seal their files and move on with their lives. If passed, the law ...

HARRISBURG — Lower-level criminal convictions are starting to be automatically sealed under a year-old Pennsylvania state law touted as a way to give offenders a fresh start. State officials and other ...