Clean Slate law
Coverage of Clean Slate law in the Nexus archive.
- Woman faces employment barriers despite new clean slate law
Virginia's new clean slate law, which took effect at the beginning of the month, has not resolved employment barriers for Charlene Newsome, a mental health counselor with a four-and-a-half-year prison record.
- Virginia's clean slate law goes into effect July 1
Virginia's clean slate law will take effect on July 1, allowing certain criminal convictions to be sealed from public records. The law aims to provide a pathway for individuals with specific convictions to have their records hidden.
- Many Virginians’ criminal convictions about to be sealed under ‘Clean Slate’ law
A Virginia 'Clean Slate' law taking effect July 1 will automatically seal over 100,000 criminal records for low-level offenses like shoplifting and marijuana distribution, with others able to petition for sealing. Advocates argue it opens housing and employment opportunities, while critics raise public safety concerns.