Erasing thousands more criminal records could boost Michigan’s economy
And about one million people were made eligible for expungement when Michigan’s Clean Slate laws went into effect on April 11, 2021. Before Clean Slate, only about 2,500 Michiganders applied each year. “But it’s a drop in the bucket when you’re talk about a couple million people having criminal records in Michigan.”The Clean Slate legislation had two parts. Michigan Works, the state’s workforce development association, has helped provide expungement services to 20,000 people since Clean Slate went into effect. This has included hiring more people with criminal convictions, exploring expungement services, removing some drug testing requirements and lowering thresholds around degrees and certifications.
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