New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed legislation Thursday to automatically seal criminal records for most formerly incarcerated persons who have finished serving their sentences and have stayed out of trouble.
Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers could benefit from the law, according to a 2022 study by the Brennan Center for Justice, which found that previously convicted people lost up to $500,000 in lifetime wages because of discrimination over past convictions.
The Clean Slate Act bill (S. 7551) attracted support from a coalition of groups that include progressive activists and businesses like
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