County Offers Fresh Start for Diversion Program for Juveniles at Age 18
from Chester County, 1/15/20. Yolanda Van de Krol (on the left in the photo) is Chester County’s Clerk of Courts. See also Daily Local News, 1/17/20. Thanks to a new service offered through the Chester County Court system, any juveniles that successfully complete a...
Landmark reform for victims of child sex abuse
by Rep. Kristine Howard (D-167) Just prior to Thanksgiving, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives finally passed HB 962 providing for changing the statute of limitations for victims of sexual abuse in both civil and criminal matters, which I was pleased to vote...
Judges Binder and Sondergaard vs. debtors’ prison
Judges Binder and Sondergaard, Democratic candidates for Chester County Court of Common Pleas, don’t believe in debtors’ prison. Increasingly across the country, counties are trying to balance their budgets on the backs of indigent people. If someone accused of a...
Clerk of Courts Yolanda Van de Krol welcomes Clean Slate Act
Why this matters: One long-ago arrest even without conviction, or conviction for a low-level offense, can jeopardize someone’s chances of getting a job or promotion. And some states (mercifully not Pennsylvania*) use judicial records as an excuse to take away...
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