Clean Slate passes codes committee
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A bill championed by criminal justice reformers that aims to erase the criminal records of a number of New Yorkers is beginning to make its way through the State Legislature.
Read MoreA criminal justice reform would give thousands a clean slate — if only they would apply
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“Fewer than 1 percent of the expected pool of eligible people have accessed the law.”
Read MoreTwo years on, state record sealing law has underwhelming impact in NYC
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Advocates blame the results on the law’s limited scope and a lack of awareness of the measure.
Read MoreJudge's Record-Sealing Denial Highlights 'Shortcomings' of Second-Chance Law
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The conviction-sealing law fails “to explicitly address criminal records of younger offenders, even though it was enacted as part of the Raise the Age legislation.”
Read MoreComrie, Legal Aid Launch ‘Case Closed’ Conviction-Sealing Series
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At least 52 Queens residents have had their records sealed since the law was introduced last year.
Read MoreLegal Aid, Katz Renew Push For Conviction Sealing
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“Know Your Rights Week: Closing Cases, Opening Doors” public workshops will take place in various parts of the borough from Oct. 24 to 26. The workshops enable attendees to meet with lawyers to confidentially discuss how to apply to seal their non-violent criminal conviction records and clean up their rap sheet.
Read MoreCrime-Free Decade Lets Offenders Have Their Convictions Sealed, But Only 24 Have Benefited in Queens
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It was supposed to steer people with criminal convictions toward a second chance, but so far, a state record-sealing law has been stuck in first gear.
Read MoreCrime-Free Decade Lets Offenders Have Their Convictions Sealed, But Only 24 Have Benefited in Queens
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It was supposed to steer people with criminal convictions toward a second chance, but so far, a state record-sealing law has been stuck in first gear.
Read MoreDAs, Attorneys Work to Seal Convictions But Statute Is Limited, Leading Lawyer Says
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An attorney championing record-sealing for individuals with past convictions said the state’s sealing law has two major problems, and only one can be addressed at next week’s Know Your Rights Week.
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