Deseret News: How some states are working to make your rap sheet disappear
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Under the Pennsylvania law, nonconviction records are automatically sealed after charges are dropped and most misdemeanor conviction records are sealed automatically after 10 years. Expungement in the state means the criminal record is destroyed, so no one can see it, even the courts and police. If a person is applying for a job or apartment that requires a criminal background check, those records are no longer accessible.
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The progressive Center for American Progress and the Justice Action Network, a bipartisan coalition advocating for criminal justice reform, got on board. Advocates for the clean slate proposal secured Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania to sponsor legislation. The business community, state police, faith groups, the courts and even the Philadelphia Eagles football team also bought in.