The Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee voted to advance HB 1381 today, which YSRP hopes will usher in a more humane era of support and care for youth involved in the criminal legal system.
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- Allow youth who have a reentry plan or are working with a social services provider to re-enter public housing regardless of the nature of their convictions.
- End employment and licensing bans for people with certain convictions, allowing people to show individualized evidence of their capacity to work in their chosen field.
- Fund a subsidized jobs program focused on young people with criminal records that builds ladders to future career opportunities.
- Expand record clearing in Pennsylvania and around the country to apply to more types of records, including felony convictions, when individuals have shown their capacity for rehabilitation.