The Clean Slate Initiative

Passing & implementing automated #CleanSlate record sealing laws so people with arrest or conviction records can access real second chances.

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CSI’s 2027 Convening dates just dropped and more details are coming soon! Sign up to receive the latest updates: https://t.co/qLOGSkMQGg

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BIG & BREAKING: After a long, difficult wait, automatic criminal record sealing begins TODAY in VA!!! This requires no work by the person whose record is being sealed. Is my record getting auto sealed? Head to the Justice Forward Foundation for details: https://t.co/oWICZcmkQx

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“The Economic Losses from Arrest and Conviction Records" is featured in @CapitalBNews' reporting on Bridgette Simpson and Charlotte Garnes, two Directly Impacted leaders working to expand opportunities for people with records in Georgia.

Read it here: 🔗https://t.co/uj5yZaKa7p

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With a new strategic plan guiding our next phase of growth, The Clean Slate Initiative is hiring a Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer (CFAO) to help expand access to second chances across the country.

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-to record sealing and reduce barriers to economic opportunity.

Read The Economic Losses from Arrest and Conviction Records to explore the full findings: https://t.co/vGXoU0HLP4

#ELACR26 #SecondChances

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MYTH: Only people with felony convictions experience lasting negative consequences.

REALITY: Even arrest and non-conviction records, where no guilt was ever established, are associated with long-term economic losses.

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Over 14 prime working years, the estimated earnings penalty adds up to approximately $72,000. By helping fill an important gap in what we know about arrest and non-conviction records, this research provides further evidence of the need for Clean Slate policies that expand access-

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Thank you to our Clean Slate champions, our Clean Slate legacy honorees, and everyone who’s here at LELS with us.

#RootedToRise

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Destiny Garcia, @cleanslateutah, received the Clean Slate Champion Award, for her dedication and leadership that has fueled Clean Slate’s success in Utah, where more than 273,000 people are on a path to full or partial record sealing through the state’s law.

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@DSafavianEsq, CSI Board Member, received the Clean Slate Legacy Award, whose leadership on the Board of The Clean Slate Initiative has supported our organization’s growth and success since 2019.

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Every person who shows up for Clean Slate is vital to driving these policies forward. And over the years, we’ve had some community members whose dedication have gone above and beyond. We had the chance to recognize a few of those people at our Lived Experience Leadership Summit:

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The findings in our report underscore the need to reduce unnecessary record-related barriers through policies like Clean Slate’s automated record sealing. Read The Economic Losses from Arrest and Conviction Records to explore the full findings at https://t.co/vGXoU0HLP4 #ELACR26

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The economic consequences associated with an arrest or conviction record can continue for decades.

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Over 14 prime working years, those differences can add up to an estimated $72,000 to $160,000 — affecting someone’s ability to build savings and assets, invest in education, support a family, and prepare for retirement.

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Expanding access to record sealing through #CleanSlate can reduce barriers to economic opportunity, helping more eligible people access a fair chance to work and build economic stability. Learn more at https://t.co/vGXoU0HLP4.

#ELACR26 #SecondChances

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Record-related economic losses are widespread, but the burden is not evenly shared. Our latest research finds that records operate within a labor market already shaped by racial and sex-based inequities.

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Female respondents with conviction records earned approximately 50 to 53 cents for every dollar earned by male respondents with the same record type.