Nearly 2.2 million people in New York have criminal convictions, according to a study by the Data Collaborative for Justice, a research center at John Jay College. The study is based on New ...

New York’s “clean slate” legislation, the latest criminal justice bill signed by the Democratic governor, will automatically seal most criminal records three years after serving time or ...

New York joins a slew of other states that have ... will automatically seal most criminal records three years after serving time or ... according to a study conducted by Santa Clara University.

People in New York who have old criminal records could have them automatically sealed as long as they remain out of trouble for a certain number of years under a bill lawmakers debated Friday.

Less than 1 percent of New Yorkers eligible for sealing criminal records through that statute have successfully done so, according to a study conducted by Santa Clara University. The new law will ...