Gov. Lamont to give update on implementation of Clean Slate law

CT advocates celebrate full rollout of Clean Slate law

Governor Ned Lamont (D) watches as Miss Smith, who recently had her record erased, speaks. "Clean Slate just didn't clear my record," Smith said. "It gave me back my dignity. It gave me back my future.”(Molly Ingram / WSHU)After years of delays, more than 150,000 Connecticut residents have had low-level criminal convictions erased from their records under the state's Clean Slate law.Connecticut passed Clean Slate in 2021. It was supposed to auto…

Gov. Lamont to give update on implementation of Clean Slate law

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (WTNH) — Gov. Ned Lamont Wednesday is expected to give an update on the implementation of Connecticut's Clean Slate law. The law, created in 2021, clears certain "old, low-level offenses" from people's criminal records, with the goal of helping them find employment, education, and housing without the barrier of a criminal record. The [...]