A second chance: Millions of New Yorkers will benefit from law sealing criminal records

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state, which is now added toother similar legislation.the details of this law fora second chance.peggy: a kind of boron andnew account new yorkto the background ofconvicted of certain crimes.that could benefit the ace of2,000,000 people.You will only achieve this if you gavea turn to your life, he said,assembly member and sponsor ofthe law says it wasautoatic.>> if the person committed aminor crime, and threeyears, and did not commit anycrime or if it is a crimemost past eight yearsafter the sentence, dondecommitted a crime again,will give them the opportunity andwill seal the dealcriminal.Peggy: It would make it easier for them.access to housing or jobs.says that the background isan obstacle>> it was difficult to find aemployment.Peggy: Meanwhile, opponents.like the conservative party ofNY,said that they are working forcreate a state free ofconsequences, wherecriminals avoid prison andthe cimens be forgotten.but there were exceptions.>> the people who have toregister for having beenconvicted of a crimesexual nature, they are not going toqualify.Also excluded arepeople who have cimens a,the most serious ones. murders,Peggy: The law goes into effect ina year, but they estimateit will take three years