May 17, 2023
Sheena Meade is the CEO of the Clean Slate Initiative. The Clean Slate Initiative
is a bipartisan organization that is seeking to automate the criminal record
clearing process in the United States, making it easier for people to have their
records expunged. Photo provided by Clean Slate Initiative.
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THE CLEAN SLATE INITIATIVE WORKS TO GIVE THOSE WITH CRIMINAL RECORD A CLEAN SLATE
Black people are disproportionately affected by mass incarceration. A national initiative is looking to ensure those who have served their time are able to not have their record be a barrier to gaining housing, employment and education opportunities. The Clean Slate Initiative is a national bipartisan movement that focuses on automatic record clearance, removing the petition-based system that sometimes serves as a barrier for people who are eligible to get their record cleared.