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RICHMOND, Va. (7News) — A major shift is coming to Virginia’s criminal justice system with the state’s new Clean Slate Law, aimed at giving thousands of residents a second chance by sealing ...
RICHMOND — A new “clean slate” law set to take effect next year will shield some past crimes from public viewing. Advocates say that matters for people whose convictions haunt them for years ...
The first state to pass a "clean slate" law was Pennsylvania in 2018. Advocates said legislation to seal criminal records helps increase employment among formerly incarcerated people.
SPRINGFIELD — 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 ...
Project Clean Slate expunged only eight records in 2017, according to the city. The new expungement laws have helped people like Walker and Thompson by removing a barrier to employment, housing ...