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Congress Should Seal Eligible Records That Keep Americans Out of Work
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When people have met the law’s requirements, why should their records continue to stand in the way of opportunity?
For millions of Americans with past arrest and conviction records, barriers to employment, housing, and other opportunities can persist long after they've completed their sentences. These barriers affect individuals and families while also limiting economic participation and workforce potential.
In The Hill, CSI Federal Affairs Director Reginald Darby makes the case for federal action through the bipartisan Clean Slate Act and Fresh Start Act. He examines how these legislative proposals could expand access to record sealing, reduce barriers to employment, and support state-level efforts to implement Clean Slate policies.
Read the full opinion piece to learn more about the role Congress could play in expanding economic opportunity, strengthening public safety, and helping people move forward without the lasting barriers of an arrest or conviction record.
Congress Should Seal Eligible Records That Keep Americans Out of Work
In The Hill, CSI Federal Affairs Director Reginald Darby makes the case for the bipartisan Clean Slate Act and Fresh Start Act, highlighting how federal action could help remove barriers to employment, strengthen public safety, and expand economic opportunity nationwide.
The Clean Slate Act Could Unlock Jobs for Millions. Congress Needs to Stop Playing
For millions of Americans with arrest and conviction records, barriers to employment and economic opportunity can persist long after they've completed their sentences and remained crime-free. The Hip Hop Democrat explores how the bipartisan Clean Slate Act and Fresh Start Act could expand access to record sealing, reduce barriers to employment, and create more opportunities for people with records to move forward.
Criminal Records Keep People from Work in Atlanta. A Formerly Incarcerated Woman Is Lobbying to Change That.
Our latest research, “The Economic Losses from Arrest and Conviction Records,” is featured in Capital B Atlanta’s reporting on Bridgette Simpson and Charlotte Garnes, two Directly Impacted leaders working to expand opportunities for people with records in Georgia.
