Penn Live: Bill giving some criminal offenders a second chance at a 'clean slate' advances

Nearly 1 in 3 Pennsylvania adults has some type of criminal records, which can hold them back from going to college, getting a job or a place to live.

Eighty-one percent of Pennsylvanians generally support the "Clean Slate" proposal, according to a 2017 poll commissioned by the U.S. Justice Action Network, which organized the news conference.

Its executive director Holly Harris said, "Clean Slate acknowledges how hard it can be for someone to find a job or even spend time with their children simply because of something they did years earlier. People who choose to learn from their mistakes and want to live productive lives should be able to do just that. It is time to send this legislation to Gov. Wolf."

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