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 ...

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty's office said the effort is part of its prosecutor-led, adult expungement initiative ...

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

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 ...

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

Some juvenile offenders can now apply to have their convictions expunged with no cost or court appearance required.

According to Harvard Health, heavier drinking or long-term drinking can increase physical and mental problems, especially among older adults. Heart and liver damage, a higher cancer risk, a weakened ...

By James Walsh, The Minnesota Star Tribune Wednesday was the first day of a potential clean slate for up to 500,000 Minnesotans with minor and nonviolent criminal records, easing barriers to jobs, ...