06/02/2026
We’ve learned a lot about the justice system in the last 250 years. About what works, what doesn't work, and what could be much better. On this upcoming birthday of the U.S., our commitment is to do something with those learnings – to apply everything we know about safety, accountability, and justice – and to start building the legacy of the next 250 years.
Because justice in the next 250 doesn’t have to look like the first 250. We know better, and that means it’s time to do better.
Justice & The Next 250 is an invitation to shift our collective focus to what CAN BE, and to lead the way there with expertise, with courage, with conviction. It’s permission to build a justice system future generations can be proud of. For us here at The Clean Slate Initiative, this looks like building a future where people with arrest or conviction records are no longer defined by their past — where automated record sealing opens doors to work, education, and opportunity for the next 250 years.
For more from Justice & The Next 250 and to see what’s to come, follow our partners at The Just Trust.
