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Supporting Expungements Today.
Building Clean Slate for tomorrow.
Thank you for joining us!
The Clean Slate Initiative is committed to passing and implementing automated record sealing across the country and in Congress to ensure people have access to the second chance they’ve earned.
Until Clean Slate — automated record sealing — is available to people with eligible records, too many people are left waiting.
That’s why we’re funding expungement efforts throughout the country — to end the wait, and lift the weight of old records for people who need record relief in the states where Clean Slate hasn’t yet passed.
Scroll to learn more about Clean Slate and CSI, share your story with us, and sign up for emails to stay in touch.
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What is Automated Record Sealing?
Why do we care about automating record sealing, expanding access to eligibility, and changing the narrative around people with records? Let’s talk about it.
Who’s Leading the National Clean Slate Effort?
The Clean Slate Initiative is a bipartisan organization working across the country, and in Congress, to pass and implement Clean Slate laws and expand who is eligible for record sealing.
Your Voice is Central to Our Work
Let’s show the world that everyone’s story is rich, complex, and worth telling — reach out to us to share your story today.
Stay in Touch
We’re so glad you joined us at one of the Second Chance Circuit expungement clinics. We’re even more grateful that you took the time to learn more about Clean Slate.
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Latest Updates on Clean Slate
Virginia’s Clean Slate Implementation Started This July: Here’s What You Need to Know
Virginia's Clean Slate Act entered implementation on July 1, 2026. Learn what changed, who may be eligible for record sealing, and what comes next as the law rolls out across the Commonwealth.
New Research: The Economic Losses from Arrest & Conviction Records
A new research report by The Clean Slate Initiative finds that arrest and conviction records are associated with substantial and persistent losses in employment and earnings — even when a person was never convicted and even after more than a decade without further legal system contact.
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New Resource Helps Pennsylvanians Understand Clean Slate and Check Their Records
A new Clean Slate Initiative resource helps Pennsylvanians understand which records may qualify for automated sealing, how waiting periods work, and how to check what appears on their public record.
