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'Clean Slate' Law Helps Former Inmates Find Work While Boosting Illinois’ Economy
This piece highlights how Illinois’ Clean Slate Act helps people rebuild workforce participation and strengthens the state’s economy, alongside other reader opinions on politics and culture.
Advocates Cheer New Illinois Law That Seals Non-Violent Convictions 3 Years After Completing A Sentence
Illinois lawmakers have enacted a new Clean Slate law to automatically seal records for people with non-violent offenses three years after finishing their sentence, expanding access to jobs, housing, and loans beginning in 2029.
2 Million Illinois Residents Could Have Convictions For Nonviolent Crimes Automatically Sealed Under New Law
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has signed the Clean Slate Act, a bipartisan law to automate the sealing of eligible records for people who have completed their sentences for non-violent offenses, expanding access to employment, housing, and education by removing procedural barriers.
Gov. JB Pritzker Signs Historic Clean Slate Legislation Into Law
Governor J.B. Pritzker signed Illinois’ historic Clean Slate Act into law, expanding automatic record sealing to remove barriers that hinder people’s access to jobs, housing, and education.
Gov. JB Pritzker Signs Clean Slate Act, Breaking Barriers For Millions
Illinois lawmakers passed the Clean Slate Act, a bipartisan law that will automatically seal eligible conviction records and expand access to jobs, housing, and education for people after they’ve served their sentence.
Illinois ‘Clean Slate’ Law Allows Automatic Sealing of Nonviolent Criminal Records
Illinois’ Clean Slate law will automatically seal eligible nonviolent records for millions of people, streamlining a process that previously required individual applications and helping remove barriers to employment, housing, and community participation.
Illinois Becomes 13th State to Sign Automated Clean Slate Law
Governor J.B. Pritzker today signed the Illinois Clean Slate Act (HB 1836), making Illinois the 13th state to adopt automated record sealing. CSI's Sheena Meade, CEO, issued a statement in response.
Clean Slate Legislation Would Seal Records, Expand Workforce Opportunities Across Massachusetts
Massachusetts lawmakers are advancing “Clean Slate” legislation to automatically seal eligible criminal records and broaden access to job, housing and economic opportunities for people with past convictions, aiming to expand the state’s workforce and reduce barriers to reentry.
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.
