Minnesota is among 12 states that have passed clean slate laws, according to the Clean Slate Initiative. The initiative’s Data Model says an estimated 14 million people throughout the country ...

A coalition of lawmakers, advocacy groups and business leaders are backing legislation to automatically seal eligible criminal records.

Minnesota's new clean-slate law is as economically sound as it is ethical, Denise Johnson writes. Minnesota employers will ...

The prosecutor-led program continues her look into juvenile justice. It also continues a state-wide examination of the impact ...

The Clean Slate Initiative estimates that 572,000 Kentuckians could have their record cleared, opening doors for individuals to fully participate in the economy, leading to increased workforce ...

Many Kentuckians with criminal records are eligible to clear them but haven’t. Local advocates and organizations want state ...

The Clean Slate Act, a law that creates a system for eligible records to be automatically sealed after a person meets necessary requirements, went into effect Jan. 1. The Minnesota Legislature passed ...

“With the clean slate initiative, I’ve got two young kids coming up myself,” Brock said, explaining he and his son loves sports, however his felonious record could restrict him from ...

MINNEAPOLIS — The Clean Slate Act went into effect on New Year's Day, expunging all eligible convictions. Randy Anderson has a federal drug conviction from the 2000s, so the Clean Slate Act ...

Clean Slate. In PEOPLE's first look at the heartfelt series, Cox, 52, takes on the role of Desiree, a proud trans woman who returns to her small town in Alabama when her New York City art gallery ...