One thing we can agree on is that there is a broad support for people to reenter the community after they have completed their sentences.”
Laura Johnson, director of program development at Clean Slate Oregon said, “We have seen grassroots support from people here in Oregon it is really inspiring and reassuring. I told them no, so they took me out of my car. The reason for his police stop? McGriff didn’t use a turning signal. … My car is registered to my name, and I have a criminal history … from when I was 16 years old. “I was driving a tinted car, and I had on a hoodie-I looked young and Black,” McGriff says. At the virtual event, Dubard McGriff, a community organizer for Clean Slate Delaware, shared his own experiences with criminal record punishments. On Tuesday, February 16, experts on criminal justice reform and policy came together to discuss a bipartisan movement to create second chances for millions of Americans. “Those with criminal records-who have made mistakes, paid their debt to society, and now want to contribute-deserve that chance, too.” “Clean Slate is about the American Dream-the belief that if you work hard, you should be able to get ahead,” the Clean Slate website states. One group in particular is trying to change that: The Clean Slate initiative hopes to pass legislation that will automatically clear criminal records for those who have been crime-free and are seeking new opportunities. And for the nine out of 10 employers that have background checks, applicants with a criminal record are half as likely to get a call back. ( Benjamin Horn/Flickr)Ībout $87 billion is lost in GDP every year by individuals not landing jobs due to a prior criminal record. The Clean Slate initiative hopes to pass legislation that will automatically clear criminal records for those who have been crime-free and are seeking new opportunities. For those with criminal records, it is even harder to get a job. Millions of Americans have lost jobs due to COVID-19.