The Clean Slate Clearinghouse provides people with juvenile and adult criminal records, legal service providers, and state policymakers with information on record clearance policies in all U.S. states and territories.

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In the Media

Second Chance Policies Help Individuals Leaving Incarceration Build Financial Security
From the Clean Slate Clearinghouse

Chicago Hosts Second Chance Hiring Event
In the Media

JPMorgan Chase & Company's Jamie Dimon Talks Second Chance Hiring
Once shunned, people convicted of felonies find more employers open to hiring them
In the Media

Once shunned, people convicted of felonies find more employers open to hiring them

All across the country, as the economy surges and employers struggle to find enough workers, individuals with felony and other criminal records are finding a sliver of a silver lining in the dark cloud of the pandemic. Read More

Webinar: Growing Momentum for Clean Slate and Fair Chance Licensing in the States
In the Media

Webinar: Growing Momentum for Clean Slate and Fair Chance Licensing in the States

State leaders discuss recent transformative policies that offer a model for state and federal policymakers to put second chances within reach for workers and families facing the stigma of a criminal record. Read More

More States Consider Automatic Criminal Record Expungement
In the Media

More States Consider Automatic Criminal Record Expungement

As of May 2021, Stateline found a dozen bills introduced across 10 states this year that push for automatic clearing, expungement or sealing of criminal records. Read More

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