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N.Y. pols propose ‘clean slate’ legislation to seal and expunge criminal records
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Daily News
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“A criminal conviction shouldn’t be a life sentence to second-class status, but for many of our friends, neighbors, family members and fellow New Yorkers, that’s exactly what it is,” said sponsor Sen. Zellnor Myrie (D-Brooklyn). “Our Clean Slate legislation aims to change that.”