The Michigan House Thursday approved “Clean Slate bills,” the latest attempt at widespread criminal justice reform aimed to cut ballooning incarceration costs while increasing public safety.

If signed into law, advocates say the bills could help hundreds of thousands of Michiganders improve their lives.

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