Maryland workers are estimated to lose approximately $6.1 billion annually related to their criminal records — even if they were never convicted, a new report found.
The Clean Slate Initiative, a national organization advocating for the passage of record-sealing policies, released its findings Monday. The report estimates that each year, Maryland loses $88 million in income for people having arrest records or records in which they were charged but not convicted, $71 million for those who were convicted of misdemeanors with no felony records, $2.86 billion for individuals convicted of nonviolent felonies, and $1.55 billion for people convicted of violent felonies.
The report largely attributes this to lower employment rates, fewer workweeks and differences in wages compared to those without records.
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