Clean Slate will afford formerly incarcerated individuals to re-enter the community with the opportunity to be productive contributors to the economic, social, and civic vibrancy of Harlem and beyond
. Employment, housing, and educational opportunities are the most significant elements for successful re-entry, and while not a panacea, Clean Slate will eliminate systemic and artificial barriers in those areas. As we emerge from the pandemic, we must use every tool at our disposal to support the economic health of all communities and support all those who wish to positively participate having served their time and paid their debt for past conduct.
For Harlem and similar communities, creating these incentives is critical. Indeed, for all of New York, breaking the cycle of incarceration and re-incarceration, and allowing individuals the opportunity to move forward with their lives and contribute to their communities, increasing workforce participation and driving an inclusive economic recovery, must be embraced.
Clean Slate will potentially bring other meaningful economic benefits once it’s passed. Formerly incarcerated New Yorkers collectively lose $2 billion in wages each year because they are shut out from entering the workforce: this hurts New York’s economic growth and shrinks tax revenue.
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