Key Points
Clean Slate is a policy that automates record clearances, often taking expungement laws that already exist and making them accessible. Right now, only 6.5% of eligible individuals apply for expungements because of lack of access, knowledge, and funds to pay for the cumbersome process.
Expungements are incredibly beneficial to individuals, and help ease the path to employment, housing and other opportunities. Without expungement, individuals and their families are often condemned, because of the stigma of a record, to lifelong poverty.
Automation will save the Pelican state costs in the long-run, and improves public safety by giving deserving individuals a second chance.
Louisiana currently has an opportunity to pass Second Chance policies, which will be more important than ever in a post-pandemic world.
Image credit: BrunoWeltmann
Press release: Why Clean Slate Legislation is the Next Step for Louisiana
Featured Publications
Jerry Theodorou
Dec 5, 2023
Stacey McKenna
Nov 7, 2023
Jeffrey S. Smith
Nov 2, 2023
Courtney Joslin, Sophia Heimowitz, Syeda Jamshed
Oct 24, 2023
Ryan Williamson, Matt Germer
Oct 24, 2023
Stacey McKenna
Oct 19, 2023
Philip Rossetti, Ashley Nunes
Oct 18, 2023 CRES Forum
Caroline Melear
Oct 17, 2023