The “Clean Slate” Act, which could have sealed thousands and potentially millions of nonviolent criminal records in Illinois, had bipartisan support but failed to pass in the final flurry of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Those who believe in second chances are celebrating a milestone in Connecticut. More than 150,000 people have had their arrest and ...

They streamline existing criminal record clearance processes by automating them and expanding who is eligible.

CHICAGO -- Over 1.7 million Illinois adults will be eligible to have their nonviolent criminal records automatically sealed after Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday signed the long-debated "Clean Slate" Act.

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