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Following decades of overcriminalization, 1 in 3 Americans now have some type of criminal record.
In the digital era, any criminal record—even an old marijuana conviction—can stand in the way of jobs, housing, education, and more for years.
(A good-news-for-a-change thread.)
In the digital era, any criminal record—even an old marijuana conviction—can stand in the way of jobs, housing, education, and more for years.
(A good-news-for-a-change thread.)
As America reckons with the toll that mass incarceration & the war on drugs have taken—particularly on low-income folx & communities of color—we must ensure that families & communities ravaged by the war on drugs can move on with their lives.
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By automatically clearing federal marijuana records & other drug offenses—and for the first time, creating a path to clearing other federal records by petition—the bipartisan #CleanSlate Act introduced today in the House would do just that.
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As bipartisan #CleanSlate laws gain momentum in state legislatures across the country, hell yes to Congress doing its part.
Thank you @RepBRochester and Rep. @Reschenthaler for introducing the Clean Slate Act today in the House.
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Thank you @RepBRochester and Rep. @Reschenthaler for introducing the Clean Slate Act today in the House.
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The #CleanSlate Act will help people get back to work, lift families out of poverty, and interrupt the cycle of economic instability and recidivism trapping countless individuals and families in the justice system today.
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As more states adopt #CleanSlate policies -- Delaware Sen. @VoteforDarius announced DE's taking up a bill in @RepLBR's press conference today, hell yeah! -- it’s time Congress followed suit to ensure that a criminal record is no longer a life sentence to poverty.
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