MacKenzie Scott Provides Generous Gift to Clean Slate Initiative
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 22, 2022
Contact: Sheena Meade, Executive Director, The Clean Slate Initiative
Phone: 407-602-7590
Email: press@cleanslateinitiative.org
MacKenzie Scott Provides Generous Gift to The Clean Slate Initiative
-Donation Sends Signal about Second Chances and the Importance of Supporting Leaders who are Directly Impacted by the Criminal Justice System
Orlando, FL (March 22, 2022) – The Clean Slate Initiative (CSI) announced today that MacKenzie Scott has made a significant gift to the organization. Scott’s gift comes at an exciting time for CSI as the organization continues to expand its efforts to improve the lives and communities of millions of people, under the leadership of CSI Executive Director Sheena Meade. CSI is a national bipartisan coalition that advances policies to automatically clear criminal records. CSI works with state and federal partners to provide people with a fresh start.
“We are honored to have such support from MacKenzie Scott,” said Sheena Meade. “This donation will help us to broaden and deepen our mission across the country and build on CSI’s efforts to clean the slate for 70 - 100 million people in America living with a record,” continued Meade. “The trust she has placed in me, a person who has been directly impacted by the system, also sends a strong signal to the philanthropy community that everyone can help transform a justice system that continues to create unnecessary barriers to employment, education, and housing.”
One in three people in America has some type of record, and this can create lifelong barriers to opportunity for people and their families. That is why CSI has worked with local and state partners to successfully pass clean slate laws in five states, and is currently working in twelve additional states as well as at the federal level to build on that success.
“Clean Slate believes that a criminal record should not be a life sentence to poverty,” said Meade. “To better achieve equity, especially across race and income, we must transform a justice system that continues to create unnecessary barriers to improved lives and better communities. Scott’s gift will go a long way to helping us continue to break down barriers, improve lives and transform the system.”
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About The Clean Slate Initiative
The Clean Slate Initiative is a national bipartisan coalition advancing policies to automatically clear all eligible criminal records across the United States. Sheena Meade is the Executive Director of the Clean Slate Initiative.
Website: www.cleanslateinitative.org
Social: @CleanSlate_Init
