Connecticut erases 50,000 criminal records under Clean Slate law after years of delays
Connecticut Public Radio | By Maysoon Khan Oct.2, 2025Connecticut has wiped about 50,000 past convictions from people’s criminal records, launching an automatic erasure process after years of delays. The development marks an end to a slew of challenges that hindered state officials from effectively implementing Connecticut’s Clean Slate Law. The law requires the state to automatically erase most old, low-level convictions from people’s records after seven years for eligible misdemeanors, or 10 years for eligible felony convictions. Sex crimes and family violence crimes are not eligible for erasure under the law. “Connecticut’s groundbreaking Clean Slate initiative will lead to new opportunities for housing, education and employment for thousands of Connecticut residents who are eligible for erasure,” said Rob Blanchard, a spokesperson for Gov. Ned Lamont. Lamont, a Democrat, signed the law in 2021. Most erasures were supposed to begin by January 2023, but two years later, as of April 2025, only