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Real Second Chances: Leveling the playing field through automatic record clearance California Budget & Policy Center - Policy Insights 2019 Conference Cristine Soto DeBerry, Chief of Staff, San Francisco District Attorney’s Office @SFDAOffi fice @CristineDeBerry

Proac oactiv ive M Marij ijuan ana C Con onvic iction R Rel elief @SFDAOffi fice @CristineDeBerry

Proac oactiv ive M Marij ijuan ana C Con onvic iction R Rel elief

Prop op 6 64 I Impac act i in San an Fran ancisco Other Asian 4% 4% 1% 1% 40% 40% misde- meanor or LatinX White te 25% 25% 37% 37% 60% 60% felony ny 9,361 9, 361 convic ictio ions Black ck sealed ed 33% 33% @SFDAOffi fice @CristineDeBerry

Paper er P Prisons 8 million 8 million California residents have criminal convictions on their records that hamper their ability to find work, housing, secure public benefits, and access educational opportunities. Having a criminal record reduces the chance of getting a job offer or callback by 50%. %. The U.S. loses roughly $65 bi billi llion per year in terms of gross domestic product due to employment losses among people with criminal records. @SFDAOffi fice @CristineDeBerry

AB 1 1076: A Automatic R Record C d Clearanc nce “We cannot keep people caged in a paper prison for the rest of their lives. AB 1076 will not only modernize our system of justice, it’s a model for the justice system.” - DA George Gascón @SFDAOffi fice @CristineDeBerry

Wha hat I Is AB 1076 AB 1076 is a groundbreaking, comprehensive clean slate effort that leverages technology to clear records at scale by automating existing laws. i. i. Aut utomatically clears r records rds for a arrests t tha hat di did no d not r result in n conviction after t the he statut ute o of limitations ns ha has pa passed. d. ii. ii. Automatic ically lly c clears convic ictio ions with local s sentences t to probatio ion and nd jail o onc nce the he s sentence i is c compl pleted f for pe persons ns who ho ha have rem emained ed c crime f free ee. AB 1076 efficiently automates both arrest and conviction relief through centralized implementation at the California Department of Justice by updating records stored in statewide criminal record databases. @SFDAOffi fice @CristineDeBerry