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.

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Sheena Meade, CEO of The Clean Slate Initiative, issued the following statement after the event:

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“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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