{"id":692,"date":"2023-03-09T10:34:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T10:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paperprisons.org\/news\/?p=692"},"modified":"2024-10-10T18:38:35","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T18:38:35","slug":"a-second-chance-at-life-clean-slate-initiative-looks-to-give-those-with-a-criminal-record-a-fresh-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paperprisons.org\/news\/all\/news\/a-second-chance-at-life-clean-slate-initiative-looks-to-give-those-with-a-criminal-record-a-fresh-start\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018A second chance at life\u2019: Clean Slate Initiative looks to give those with a criminal record a fresh start (Mar. 9, 2023)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u201cThe Clean Slate Initiative works to expand and automate the sealing of arrest and conviction records after people have completed their sentence and remained crime-free for a period of time,\u201d according to the organization\u2019s website.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;According to the non-profit\u2019s website, they have helped pass legislation to pave the way for over 7 million people who have conviction and non-conviction cases to be cleared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>March 8 was Clean Slate Advocacy day in Missouri, a day when advocates of Empower Missouri, including those with criminal records, spoke with lawmakers about the initiative in hopes of making it easier to have their records expunged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Clean Slate Initiative, over 1.9 million Missourians have a criminal record, but only 1% percent of people have their records expunged.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;According to Clean Slate, if people are able to have their records expunged, then they are 11% more likely to get a job and 22% more likely to higher wages within one year of expungement.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ozarksfirst.com\/news\/a-second-chance-at-life-clean-slate-initiative-looks-to-give-those-with-a-criminal-record-a-fresh-start\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.ozarksfirst.com\/news\/a-second-chance-at-life-clean-slate-initiative-looks-to-give-those-with-a-criminal-record-a-fresh-start\/\">Read Original Post.<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe Clean Slate Initiative works to expand and automate the sealing of arrest and conviction records after people have completed their sentence and remained crime-free for a period of time,\u201d according to the organization\u2019s website.&#8221; 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