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Advocates call for Senate vote on bill that would wipe out minor crimes from criminal records     HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — Advocates for a bill that would wipe out minor crimes from a person’s record rallied in support of it. Legislative leaders joined the Congregations Organized for a New Connecticut, or CONECT, the American Civil Liberties Union, and others for a news conference on Wednesday morning in Hartford. Advocates for a bill that would wipe out minor crimes from a person’s record rallied on April 21 in support of it. They called for the Clean Slate bill to be broug...

Advocates for a bill that would wipe out minor crimes from a person's record rallied in support of it.

Data on race, ethnicity and language is critical to making real healthcare progress There are significant disparities in health status based upon race, ethnicity, and other factors that deprive many Connecticut residents of an equal opportunity to enjoy good health and well-being. That some Connecticut residents live without proper treatment of illness and injury due to disparities in health care access, affordability, and outcomes based upon race, ethnicity, and language (REL) is self-evident to many but not to all. Without raw data and the resulting ability to quantify and ...

Clean slate promotes public safety, racial justice and economic growth On Monday, April 5, the Connecticut General Assembly’s Judiciary Committee passed Senate Bill 1019, also known as “Clean Slate,” which automates the erasure of criminal records for eligible individuals who remain crime-free for lengthy periods of time. The bill is now on its way to Senate for debate. We urge lawmakers to pass Clean Slate for the following three reasons. First, Clean Slate will reduce the likelihood of recidivism and thus promote public safety in Connecticut. Recent groundbreaking research by law prof...

Originally published on April 6, 2021 3:15 pm The criminal records of low-level offenders could be wiped clean because of a new bill that has advanced to the Connecticut General Assembly. Lawmakers on the state’s Judiciary Committee passed to the full Legislature a new version of the Clean Slate bill. The legislation would provide automatic erasure of misdemeanor and some lower-level felony charges ranging from seven to 15 years after the date of conviction. People convicted of sex offenses, domestic violence and family violence crimes would not eligible. Proponents of the bill said it wi...