Connecticut Youth Deserve A Clean Slate

Riya Saha Shah, Marisa M. Halm, Hartford Courant •

The Connecticut legislature’s Judiciary Committee is considering a progressive bill, SB 691: An Act Concerning Erasure of Criminal Records, which would provide records erasure for adults with a criminal record who have stayed crime-free for a certain number of years. There is a broad base of public support for this pending legislation that will ensure individuals with records who have shown they have rehabilitated are able to move on with their lives.

Ensuring that youth have a clean slate is equally critical.

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About the Expert

Riya Saha Shah is the Chief Executive Officer of Juvenile Law Center. Riya began her career at Juvenile Law Center in 2005 as a Sol and Helen Zubrow Fellow in Children’s Law. Since the beginning of her legal career, Riya has engaged in litigation, policy advocacy, and amicus efforts to reduce the harm of the juvenile and criminal legal system, and interrupt entry into the child welfare, or family policing system, and juvenile legal system.