Levittown Now: Year After Clean Slate Act, PA Lawmakers Itching For More Reform

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The Clean Slate Act, signed by Gov. Tom Wolf in 2018, seals certain cases from public view for people who had their charges dropped, were found not guilty, or were convicted of certain nonviolent offenses – after remaining crime-free for 10 years, according to the Justice Action Network. Doing so allows residents to apply for jobs or housing without fear of their previous records equaling automatic disqualification.

In the 12 months since the law became effective, 47 million criminal offenses – more than half the charges listed in the state’s court database – have been sealed. And several others states have followed in Pennsylvania’s footsteps by passing Clean Slate Acts of their own.

https://levittownnow.com/2020/07/03/year-after-clean-slate-act-pa-lawmakers-itching-for-more-reform/