Clean Slate Texas

ALT Because clean slate leverages research-based waiting periods, employers can rest easy knowing that potential employees who have benefited from clean slate laws are no more likely than anyone in the general public to commit a crime.

ALT Assistance with the expunction process and job searching for eligible residents with prior convictions in Travis County Saturday, April 27th Do all convictions qualify for expunction? No, only certain convictions are eligible. Click the registration link for more info!

ALT You may be eligible to expunge or seal a criminal record if you have one of the following: - An arrest that was never charged - An arrest where charges were dismissed (including after completion of a pretrial intervention/diversion program) - A successfully completed deferred adjudication - A first-time misdemeanor conviction - An unlawful carry of weapon conviction Is your driver's license suspended? Do you have class C tickets/warrants/legal debt? Join us for this free legal clinic to get information and advice about steps to take to address ticket-related court debt and lift driver's license suspensions.

ALT STEP 1 (Only if seeking record clearing services) Obtain your DPS Criminal History Report ($25.53): bit.ly/identogo STEP 2 Fill out this survey to claim your spot before the clinic: bit.ly/h-tclinic. The link will close once we are at capacity, but we will be taking walk-ins day of. STEP 3 Attend the Clinic on Saturday, Apr 13, 2024 at 10am-2pm at Huston-Tillotson Downs-Jones Library. This event is FREE and open to the public.

ALT The Stories Behind the Barriers: Life with a Record Thousands of Texans still face the consequences of having a criminal legal record, despite paying their debt to society. This is Mandi’s story.

ALT From a young age, Mandi Zapata experienced the impact of imprisonment on one’s family with her father coming in and out of jail. However, it wasn’t until her own incarceration that showed just how permanently damaging a record could be in fulfilling her role as a parent. Zapata had difficulty finding a job and even providing a home for her kids after her release. As a result, Mandi hopes sharing her story will inspire second chances for formerly incarcerated individuals.

ALT "They give you a lot of false hope like society [will] welcome you back...But that’s not true. Our sentence is really a life sentence as long as they keep holding our felonies over our heads."

ALT Latecia is more than her record. But her story is overshadowed by misconceptions about the criminal justice system.

ALT Latecia Hill had 30+ years of corporate experience prior to her incarceration. But her professional career has since been halted by one past mistake. Latecia now devotes her time to training other Texans like her in hopes of advocating for greater acceptance of employment

ALT "Even after I had paid my debt to society, I’m not given the opportunity to thrive and to successfully take care of myself. [At] some point, we need to be redeemed."

ALT Join a collaborative community event just before International Women’s Day that highlights the need for alternative solutions to systems that fail communities. We will talk through public safety from a diverse lens and highlight the consequences of failed systems on communities as a whole. Promoting healing and real policy solutions, this is an event you won't want to miss.