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After Years-Long Delay, Clean Slate’s Automated Erasures Move Forward in Connecticut
BRIDGEPORT, CT — Congregations Organized for a New Connecticut (CONECT) hosted its Fall Assembly on Sunday, October 5, 2025, joined by local, state, and national leaders celebrating Clean Slates. After a two-year delay in the implementation of the state’s law, automated erasures for old, low-level offenses has begun to move forward — and, once the state has processed all eligible records, over 100,000 people are expected to benefit from the law.
Sheena Meade, CEO of The Clean Slate Initiative, issued the following statement after the event:
“After years of advocacy from faith leaders, community members, and directly impacted people, Clean Slate’s automated record sealing has finally begun in Connecticut — and soon, the backlog of records to be sealed will be completed. This milestone means that Connecticut residents will no longer be held back by old, low-level convictions. It means doors are opening to better jobs, more housing options, more stability, more opportunity. Connecticut is keeping its promise — for more than 125,000 people, old mistakes no longer define their future, and a new chapter can begin.”
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Learn more about Connecticut’s Clean Slate Law at cleanslatect.org.
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