We All Benefit from a Clean Slate for Minor Criminal Records
Over the past two decades, even the most minor criminal convictions have become lifetime barriers to the necessities of life…
Over the past two decades, even the most minor criminal convictions have become lifetime barriers to the necessities of life…
Reflections from CLS Deputy Director of Operations and Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer Brenda Marrero on racial injustice.
Learn more about expungements in general. Learn more about finding work with a criminal record WHAT IS A SUMMARY OFFENSE?…
Today, Community Legal Services of Philadelphia, as part of Incarcerated Women’s Working Group (“Working Group”) released a report on increasing…
Pennsylvania’s Clean Slate law, Act 56 of 2018, was passed to bring criminal record sealing to scale by the use…
Clearing criminal records can be life-changing, leading to employment, higher wages, housing, educational opportunities, and more. For the one in…
During the height of the pandemic in 2020, the Pennsylvania General Assembly made a priority of approving Act 53, known…
Every year thousands of Pennsylvanians are placed on the child abuse registry for alleged child abuse or neglect, without first…
Thousands of Pennsylvanians face legal barriers to occupational licenses based on their criminal records. With over two dozen professions requiring…
Many people in Pennsylvania have trained for a career, or have thought about pursuing a new profession, only to be…
As of November 14, 2016, people with certain misdemeanor convictions can ask the court to seal their record. A sealed record will…
Contact with the criminal legal system comes with a price tag that a growing number of Americans cannot afford to…
In 2018, Governor Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania signed the Clean Slate Act. With its signing, Pennsylvania became the first state
In 2018, Governor Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania signed the Clean Slate Act. With its signing, Pennsylvania became the first state
In 2018, Governor Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania signed the Clean Slate Act. With its signing, Pennsylvania became the first state
The Fair Credit Reporting Act (the FCRA) governs the accuracy of criminal background checks prepared by commercial screeners. While there…