

News 4.16.18

Simplifying How the Courts Seal Criminal Records

With clean slate, Pennsylvania has the chance to provide real criminal justice reform. The clean slate process uses technology to automatically seal the records of certain criminal records, saving thousands of dollars in government resources and funds. The initiative has gained bipartisan support and has the potential to give second chances to thousands of Pennsylvanians.

Research 4.5.18

News You Can Use: Research Roundup for Re-Entry Advocates

Between 70 million and 100 million Americans has some type of criminal record, which can serve as a barrier to employment, housing, education, family reunification, and more. For 1 in 3 Americans with a criminal record, that can also mean a life sentence to poverty. This roundup summarizes key research on the barriers people with records might face and strategies, such as record-clearing, for removing barriers to opportunity for people with records.

News 12.11.17

Here’s why Uber supports this Pa. criminal justice reform effort

Clean slate bolsters the economy by expanding access to work for job seekers with criminal records, explains Uber’s senior manager for public affairs in Pennsylvania. If just 100 people with criminal records were able to secure jobs in the region, it would yield $55 million in wages and $1.9 million in taxable income over the course of a lifetime. Automatic record-clearing proposals, such as Pennsylvania’s clean slate law, help ensure that a past mistake does not stand in the way of earning a living.