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SACRAMENTO, Calif. California Gov. Gavin Newsom delivered a mixed verdict on more than three dozen criminal justice laws before his billsigning deadline Friday, approving measures to seal criminal records and free dying inmates but denying bids to restrict solitary confinement and boost inmates wages. Starting in July, one new law will give California what proponents call the nations most sweeping law to seal criminal records, though it excludes sex offenders. It will seal conviction and arrest records for most exoffenders who are not convicted of another felony for four years, as well as records of arrests that dont bring convictions, while former prison inmates convicted of serious felonies will be able to ask a judge to seal their records. Backers estimate that 70 million Americans and 8 million Californians are hindered by old criminal convictions or records. They estimated the law could give more than a million Californians better access to jobs, housing and education.
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