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Real Second Chances: Leveling the playing field through automatic record clearance California Budget & Policy Center - Policy Insights 2019 Conference Cristine Soto DeBerry, Chief of Staff, San Francisco District Attorneys Office
California Budget & Policy Center - Policy Insights 2019 Conference Cristine Soto DeBerry, Chief of Staff, San Francisco District Attorney’s Office
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40% 40% misde- meanor
60% 60% felony ny 9, 9,361 361 convic ictio ions sealed ed White te 37% 37% Black ck 33% 33% LatinX 25% 25% Asian 1% 1% Other 4% 4%
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8 million 8 million California residents have criminal convictions on their
records that hamper their ability to find work, housing, secure public benefits, and access educational opportunities. Having a criminal record reduces the chance of getting a job
%.
The U.S. loses roughly $65 bi
billi llion per year in terms of gross
domestic product due to employment losses among people with criminal records.
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“We cannot keep people caged in a paper prison for the rest of their lives. AB 1076 will not only modernize our system of justice, it’s a model for the justice system.”
AB 1076 is a groundbreaking, comprehensive clean slate effort that leverages technology to clear records at scale by automating existing laws. i. i. Aut utomatically clears r records rds for a arrests t tha hat di did no d not r result in n conviction after t the he statut ute o
ns ha has pa passed. d. ii. ii. Automatic ically lly c clears convic ictio ions with local s sentences t to probatio ion and nd jail o
nce the he s sentence i is c compl pleted f for pe persons ns who ho ha have rem emained ed c crime f free ee. AB 1076 efficiently automates both arrest and conviction relief through centralized implementation at the California Department of Justice by updating records stored in statewide criminal record databases.
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