No One Should Be Defined By Their Record
The Clean Slate Initiative is working across the country, and in Congress, to pass and implement laws that automate record sealing for people with eligible records who have completed their sentence and remained crime-free, and to expand who is eligible for sealing.
Updates from CSI
Reframing the Picture: The Power of Imagery in Second Chance Stories
Too often, media coverage, blog posts, and social media posts about legal system reform are accompanied by harmful, stereotypical imagery, reducing people to the moment of their worst mistake. We have a responsibility to make sure we're not silently reinforcing those stereotypes in our storytelling. Learn more in this update from Morgan Kelly, Senior Marketing & Communications Strategist.
Second Chances and Health: Clean Slate Conversations During Public Health Week
During National Public Health Week 2025, CSI joined two critical conversations to explore how arrest and conviction records affect public health. Learn more in this update from Stacey Ferguson, VP of Marketing & Communications.
Clean Slate is a Public Health Issue
What if your past was the biggest barrier to your health? For millions of people in the U.S., an old arrest or conviction record makes it harder to access the building blocks of a healthy life. During National Public Health Week, we must recognize what the research makes clear: Clean Slate is a common sense public health intervention. Learn more in this update from Caitlin Dunklee, Campaign Strategist.
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