The Clean Slate Clearinghouse is an online resource for people with criminal records, reentry and workforce agencies, legal service providers, and policymakers. This resource provides access to state statutory information related to criminal record clearance policies in all 50 states and U.S. territories. Criminal record clearance enables an eligible person's criminal history to be removed from easy public access, and potentially removes some of those barriers to success after involvement with the criminal justice system.

The Clean Slate Clearinghouse is a project developed in partnership with the U.S. Department of Labor:

  • Providing people with criminal records and reentry and workforce agencies with accurate information on record clearance and mitigation, plus contact information for legal service providers in all U.S. states and territories;
  • Supporting legal service providers currently engaged in record clearance work and giving new legal service providers the tools and resources they need to develop record clearance programs;
  • Giving policymakers the information, they need to compare their state's record clearance policies to those of other states and to learn about best practices; and
  • Providing curated news, conference announcements, and interviews, as well as training and technical assistance modules developed by a Community of Practice advisory board comprised of lawyers, advocates, academics, and others.

Justice-involved programs are generally administered locally by community agencies. Local American Job Center staff will know about these programs. Anyone seeking information and resources should contact their local American Job Center about job search assistance, federal bonding, employer tax incentives, education and training. Staff at American Job Centers may also have information about community, state, and private programs to help justice-involved individuals.

The Justice Center also provides comprehensive resources on hiring people with criminal records: