A Second Chance for Massachusetts: Advocating for Clean Slate Legislation

Clean Slate Initiative (Rashaan D. Hall, Reynolds Graves)

In Massachusetts, too many people with arrest and conviction records continue to face barriers to employment, housing, education, and more, long after they have paid their debt to society. Despite their efforts to turn their lives around, the stigma of a past record often leaves them locked out of opportunities that could help them build a better future for themselves and their families and improve their communities. This is where Clean Slate legislation comes in—a common sense policy that offers individuals a second chance by automating the sealing of records for people who meet the requirements.