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Clean Slate

Finally, More Judges Headed to ‘Desperately Overstretched’ New York Family Courts

1/8/2024

New York Governor Clears the Slate For Youth Accused of Minor Misbehavior

Adilia Watson

Under a new law in New York, the records of young people who have faced family court for minor misbehavior will be expunged at age 21.

6/28/2023

Ambitious Efforts to Reform New York’s Juvenile Justice System Fail in the Legislature

Adilia Watson

New York's Clean Slate Act is on its way to the governor's desk, but a slew of juvenile justice reform bills failed to pass the Legislature.