Know Your Rights: Employment and Criminal Records

Applying or interviewing for a job and have a criminal record? Make sure you know your rights! There are some protections under Pennsylvania law that may help you get hired. What can employers consider? Under Pennsylvania law, employers can only legally consider...

Pardons 101

Currently, many serious convictions cannot be sealed under Clean Slate. You can check here to see if you are eligible for record sealing. If you are not eligible for Clean Slate, you can apply for a pardon. Recently, reforms have been passed that make it easier to...

Has Your Record Been Sealed by Clean Slate?

Did you know that more than 40 million criminal records have been sealed automatically in Pennsylvania under Clean Slate? Clean Slate may automatically seal criminal cases ending without convictions (not guilty or dropped charges), summary offenses after 10 years, and...

Felony Conviction Advocacy

New: Click Here for Video Version Currently, felony convictions cannot be sealed under Clean Slate. The law only seals certain criminal records from public view, including non-convictions, summary offenses, and many non-violent misdemeanor convictions. Advocates are...