Public Comment in support of FR-6362-P-01: Reducing Barriers to HUD-Assisted Housing
The Clean Slate Initiative offered comments supporting the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) proposed regulations to reduce barriers to HUD-assisted housing for individuals with conviction histories. If adopted, the proposed rules would…
Clean Slate is a Win for Working People
Fairness, opportunity, community, and equality are some core values of labor unions in the United States — and at The Clean Slate Initiative, we share those same values.
On Public Safety, Personal Responsibility, and Limited Government
Clean Slate policies aim to reduce the barriers people face by automatically clearing records and expanding eligibility. For people who have served their time and have remained crime-free for a specific number of years, Clean Slate policies offer a meaningful second chance. Automated record clearance bolsters redemptive policy priorities like promoting public safety, fostering family values, and advancing limited, effective government.
Why Clean Slate policies are good for the economy
The Clean Slate Initiative works to ensure that everyone in America should have a fair opportunity to work, have a safe home, take care of their families, and contribute to their community.
To do so, we bring together businesses, labor and faith leaders, community members, and impacted people across the country to ensure that conviction and non-conviction records are no longer a life sentence to poverty, and past mistakes will no longer define people's futures.