7,000 people have RecordClearing.org in hopes of helping provide information and encouragement to lawmakers who are interested in passing effective laws.   The story of a member in Pennsylvania was featured in an article distributed in Pittsburgh Post Gazette.

A criminal record is a substantial barrier to a person finding employment, according to a 2010 poll by the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM).   A combined 92 percent of the respondents used criminal background checks during the hiring process. ... Continue reading

Marlin Bressi, a writer in Yahoo’s Contributor Network, makes the case that states with strict expungement laws tend to have higher unemployment rates. “After a thorough examination of the expungement laws of all fifty states, one can see a clear ... Continue reading

The Pennsylvania State Senate has taken a much needed step towards modernizing its approach to long-term reporting of criminal records by advancing a bill that will allow people convicted of low level misdemeanors to eventually expunge their record. If enacted, ... Continue reading

The number of people who have asked to join RecordClearing.org in effort to help change expungement related laws has now exceeded 6,000. This incredible number as been reached in less than 18 months. Thank you to all of those who joined. ... Continue reading