Pennsylvania Opens Up A New Front In The Battle To Tame The American Criminal Justice System

April chokes up a bit remembering how it felt to be separated from her infant son when she fell back into using drugs at age 19. April, now 29, kicked her habit for good that year. But before she did, she also got caught stealing. “I’ve been clean for 10 years now. But those misdemeanors still follow me when I try to get jobs,” she said....
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2016/04/14/3769286/clean-slate-pennsylvania-criminal-records/