Boston Globe: Massachusetts is lagging and should join other states that have enacted “clean slate” automated record-sealing laws.

Baltimore Post-Examiner: In Maryland, nearly one million adults have a criminal record. That’s approximately 2 out of every 10 adults in the state, according to The Clean Slate Initiative.

The Clean Slate Initiative: Joining the 13 original states is one thing, but becoming the 13th Clean Slate state would be a different kind of revolution for Maryland.

The Examiner: Tom Lesnak, president and CEO of the Independence Chamber of Commerce, highlighted the Chamber’s ongoing support for Clean Slate in Missouri.

The Journal Times: Sarah Best, CEO of Sarah Best Strategies, explained why she supports ending juvenile life without parole (JLWOP) sentencing and why businesses should get involved.

PennLive: Pennsylvania’s labor shortage impacts businesses both large and small. This is due in part to employers not considering hundreds of thousands of qualified candidates simply because they have a criminal record.

GreenBiz: There are millions of unfilled positions open across the United States. By overlooking individuals with criminal records, businesses are ignoring a big pool of potential candidates.

Better Than We Found It: Join us for an insightful conversation with Lena Patel, Deputy CEO of the Responsible Business Initiative for Justice (RBIJ). In this episode, we uncover Lena's remarkable career journey. 

D Magazine: Business opportunity and ethical concerns are lining up to change hiring practices and policies to give those with criminal records a second chance.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Coalition of conservatives, progressives, business leaders and activists propose removing barriers to employment for Georgians with criminal records to help solve labor squeeze.

The Times: If you had done your time for a crime, should you still be punished for it many years later?

Penn Capital-Star: Expanded record clearance will help facilitate employment, putting more money in the pockets of consumers and communities.

Triple Pundit: Many business leaders say they face barriers that make it more difficult to hire people with certain or any criminal justice involvement. The Responsible Business Initiative for Justice published research that explores these challenges further and sets out a roadmap for employers to further embrace second chance hiring. 

Fox 43: Pennsylvania could soon give people who served time for non-violent felony crimes a second chance. A new bi-partisan bill would wipe some criminal records clean.

Triple Pundit: Second chance hiring is based on the simple principle that a person's past does not define them, and those who have served their time should have a fair shot at employment and a place in their communities. Here are some other companies that are leading the way on the practice as it begins to take hold across the private sector. 

PR News: April is Second Chance Month in the United States. This is a nationwide effort to drive awareness of the significant barriers faced by those with criminal convictions when it comes to employment, housing and education.

Crain’s Chicago Business: Small businesses across Illinois continue to face challenges hiring and retaining a ready workforce.

Triple Pundit: Second Chance Month is observed nationally every April, with successive White House proclamations over the past six years. So, what are second chance hiring, housing and finance policies, and why are they necessary?

Financial Times: The UK currently has more than a million job vacancies. And while ministers scramble to plug this gap, there is a common sense solution staring them in the face.

Oregon Live: Thirteen years ago, Nancy Pance walked out of Coffee Creek Correctional Facility with $250, a flip phone and prison-issued gray sweatpants. She had just served three years of a six-year sentence for second-degree robbery and drug possession convictions.