Michigan’s Clean Slate Act passed in 2020, for example, but required more than two years of effort and significant funding to create software and train staff, who are still working overtime ...

Millions of Pennsylvania criminal records are disappearing from public view due to the so-called Clean Slate Law.The law is supposed to help people convicted of minor misdemeanors get a second ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul plans to sign the Clean Slate Act which will automatically seal records after 3 years for anyone who committed a misdemeanor and after 8 years for anyone who committed a felony.

Supporters say "Clean Slate" would give people a second chance, but critics deride the proposal as helping convicted criminals at the expense of their victims and public safety at large.

Easton City Councilman Frank Pintabone said past mistakes are creating barriers for people with certain criminal records.

When advocates began a push for a bill dubbed “Clean Slate,” Sen. Zellnor Myrie said he could never have envisioned the broad coalition they knitted together. After all, the bill is not ...

The Clean Slate Act’s projected economic ripple effect is staggering — an estimated annual earnings boost of $7.1 billion for the state of New York according to statistics from Gov. Hochul ...

The Clean Slate Act is a commonsense bill that will enable millions of New Yorkers to thrive. It will lead to safer, more just, and more economically healthy communities.

Clean slate’s supporters have frequently highlighted the need to help people formerly convicted of crimes earn an education, maintain a job and attain housing — and to not punish them further ...

Connecticut’s clean slate would affect more than 300,000 residents who have served their time, Stafstrom said, helping them acquire housing, get better jobs and earn an education.