Special "Aging" Program about CLEAN SLATE
Join the Aging group and CONECT to Learn about the proposed “CLEAN SLATE” bill in our State Legislature – Monday May 3 -- 4 pm on zoom
The Aging Group invites everyone to an important meeting on upcoming legislation on which addresses racial justice in our state. CONECT will join us and present an introduction to the pending “Clean Slate” law.
CLEAN SLATE is the automatic erasure of criminal records for certain convictions after a set period of time, for individuals who remain free of the criminal justice system upon release from custody. There is currently a process to apply for erasure in CT, but the application process is burdensome, costly, bureaucratic, and subjective. This process needs to change. Clean Slate is the solution.
Clean Slate is a racial justice issue.
In Connecticut, Black people are 9.4x more likely than white people to be incarcerated, and Latinx people are 3.9x more likely to be incarcerated than white people. The effects of this systemic racism will persist for decades to come without Clean Slate.
Clean Slate improves public safety.
When people's records are erased, they gain access to jobs, housing, and higher education. Recidivism rates dramatically decrease as a result. That makes everyone safer.
Clean Slate boosts the economy.
One 2016 study estimates that the collective national impact of the shackles of a criminal record reduces our GDP each year between $78 billion and $87 billion. Based on Connecticut's population, this means the loss of between $859 million and $958 million in economic activity each year in our state. Clean Slate will create job opportunities for thousands of CT residents, thereby expanding our state’s economic growth
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If you are not on the regular distribution list for the Aging group, please email Clare@springglenchurch.org for a zoom invitation
