Hundreds of thousands of criminal convictions are now sealed from public view in Minnesota, thanks to the Clean Slate Act.

Wednesday was the first day of a potential clean slate for up to 500,000 Minnesotans with minor and nonviolent criminal records, easing barriers to jobs, housing and education. Minnesota’s Clean Slate Act,

Hundreds of thousands of criminal convictions are now sealed from public view in Minnesota. David Schuman explains the wide-reaching implications of the Clean Slate Act, which just went into effect.