People of Faith CT

The Hartford Clean Slate Committee is working on a proposal to “ban the box” on job applications for city jobs, as well as private firms on city contracts.

“The box” is the section of a job application in which people are asked to mark whether they’ve been convicted of a felony.

The city’s removing that box from applications will give ex-offenders a fair chance at being considered for a job based on their qualifications for the position, not their past record (for which they have already served time).

Read more on the Clean Slate CT Blog.