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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.

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.

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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.

Axios highlights new CSI research estimating that arrest and conviction records are associated with $14.7 billion in lost earnings across Pennsylvania each year.

New research from The Clean Slate Initiative estimates that arrest and conviction records are associated with $6.1 billion in lost earnings for Maryland workers each year, highlighting the long-term economic barriers facing people with records.

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Massachusetts lawmakers consider Clean Slate legislation that would expand automated record sealing and increase access to second chances.

Missouri expands record-clearing reform as Gov. Kehoe signs legislation advancing automated expungement for eligible offenses.

An article explores how Missouri’s Clean Slate reform benefits businesses by expanding workforce opportunities through record-clearing reform.

Governor Mike Kehoe has signed SB 1421, an omnibus public safety bill that includes Clean Slate provisions, establishing an automated record sealing system and making Missouri the 14th state to pass a Clean Slate law.