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N.Y. pols propose ‘clean slate’ legislation to seal and expunge criminal records Denis Slattery
ALBANY Advocates and lawmakers are again looking to give New Yorkers who have paid their debt to society a stigma-free fresh start.
A new “Clean Slate” bill being proposed would create a two-step process to automatically seal and eventually expunge past convictions and make it easier for those who served time to find work and housing opportunities.
“A criminal conviction shouldn’t be a life sentence to second-class status, but for many of our friends, neighbors, family members and fellow New Yorkers, that’s exactly what it is,” said sponsor Sen. Zellnor Myrie (D-Brooklyn). “Our Clean Slate legislation aims to change that.”
A new “Clean Slate” bill being proposed would create a two-step process to automatically seal and eventually expunge past convictions and make it easier for those who served time to find work and housing opportunities.