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Closing The Uptake Gap: Why Missouri Should Pass The Clean Slate Bill, Chloë Driscoll
Closing The Uptake Gap: Why Missouri Should Pass The Clean Slate Bill, Chloë Driscoll
SLU Law Journal Online
The proposed Clean Slate Bill, or Missouri House Bill 352, aims to create an automatic expungement process for eligible individuals in Missouri. Less than one percent of eligible Missourians have had their records expunged under the current system, creating what is known as an “uptake gap” that unfairly perpetuates barriers to housing, employment, and education. In this article, Chloë Driscoll advocates for the passage of the Clean Slate Bill, explaining the problems with the current expungement system and the benefits of closing the uptake gap.