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Why Conservatives Should Support Clean Slate
The article outlines the Kentucky Clean Slate Act, a proposal to automate the expungement of eligible non-violent criminal records after individuals have completed their sentences and stayed crime-free for years. It explains how the current record-clearing process can be costly and bureaucratic, creating barriers to employment, education, and family stability. The piece highlights potential benefits of streamlined expungement, such as improving workforce participation and reducing recidivism. The authors argue that many Kentuckians who have repaid their debt to society deserve a clearer path to opportunity.
Why Conservatives Should Support Clean Slate
Overview of the Kentucky Clean Slate Act and key reasons it could expand opportunities by automating the expungement of eligible non-violent criminal records, helping people reintegrate into the workforce and family life.
A Third Of Hawai’i Could Get Criminal Records Cleared. Few Do
Hawaiʻi shows why automated record clearing matters: one-third of residents are eligible, yet most remain blocked from jobs and housing.
Sentence Review: LD 1911 – The Clean Slate Bill
LD 1911 – The Clean Slate Bill would automatically seal eligible criminal records in Maine after set waiting periods, helping people with convictions access jobs, housing, and education once they’ve completed their sentences while excluding violent and serious offenses.
