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Workshop Sheds Light on Va.'s New Clean Slate Law
A recent community workshop highlighted the significance of Virginia’s new Clean Slate law, which will allow many justice-impacted people to seek sealing of their records — offering a real opportunity for a fresh start. The session provided clear guidance on who may be eligible, how the petition process works, and why sealing records is a crucial step toward unlocking better job, housing, and life prospects. Advocates emphasized that this law represents more than policy change: it’s a chance to restore dignity and expand opportunities for people moving forward.
Clean-Slate Laws Could Give Former Prisoners in Florida a Real Second Chance
Clean-slate laws could give former prisoners in Florida a real second chance — an opinion piece advocating for automated record-sealing to eliminate the costly, time-consuming barriers to expungement and open employment doors for the 6.2 million Floridians with criminal records.
Workshop Sheds Light on Va.'s New Clean Slate Law
Workshop sheds light on Virginia’s new Clean Slate Law — residents learn how the upcoming law will allow some misdemeanor and felony convictions to be sealed or expunged, offering a path toward second chances and reduced barriers to employment and housing.
‘A Labor of Love’: Rep. Gordon-Booth Reflects On Passage of Clean Slate Act
Rep. Jehan-Gordon Booth calls the passage of the Clean Slate Act “a labor of love,” marking the culmination of a decade-long effort to automatically seal or expunge certain misdemeanors and low-level felonies for 2.2 million Illinoisans — offering a true second chance.
