‘I Can Celebrate and Say I’m Free:’ Connecticut’s Clean Slate Act Can Give People a Second Chance

Rogsbert, a human services professional from Connecticut, had spent decades rebuilding her life after being arrested in 1987. Today, her search for work becomes difficult when employers learn that she has a criminal record. The Clean Slate Act would automatically expunge criminal records for people such as Rogsbert after they remain crime-free for a set period of time.