Inmates file out of the prison bakery at the Rikers Island jail after working the morning shift, in New York. Nearly a third of Rikers Island inmates who said their visible injuries came at the hands of a correction officer last year had suffered a blow to the head. Bebeto Matthews/AP
The economic toll of a conviction is especially devastating for Black and brown people, who represent 80% of those who have a conviction.
A conviction can lead to a loss of half a million dollars over a lifetime.
New York State has the chance to reset the lives of more than two million of its residents by passing the Clean Slate NY Act.
I m a formerly incarcerated person who luckily found success It s time to expunge the records of former prisoners and end their perpetual punishment
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