That's not true I have 3 felonies and I had so many job offers ask a parole or a probation person and they have list of places that hire felon's good luck

You are exactly right about the who being a felon concept because I am one been doing good every since I got home from prison in 2017 sober & clean since 2012 but still to this day I cannot find a job or at least something besides McDonald's no offense there or anything but I am a single mother of 5 and I need more money.. so people do change we deserve second chances too!! We are human just like everybody without a background.. they expect us to change our way of living but yet won't give us an opportunity to work.. it's sad

Love seeing people reformed and helping others that have made some bad choices in their lives. Gives hope to other felons that are being released back into society and hopefully showing them that people can change for the better.

How do people choose wrong when they are found not guilty years later? Are you saying they are forever guilty and should pay for something they didn't do and they and their family should continue to pay for it. Should people who want turn their life around have to forever pay for it? Felony is not always murder, robbery and gun charges, look at your past president and all the white collar crimes he has done past and present. There are different types of felony's, some white collar crimes are never caught others are caught and only fined even if their crimes affected thousands if not millions of peoples financial lives and health. The answer you give is simply but the question my friend is not that simple to answer.

Freedom of Choice is exactly that. They made a Choice and have now realized they Chose wrong.
Secondly, note the gravity of their crime also will dictate the severity of their punishment.
Thirdly, and non the lesser, the victims and or surviving victims of the "Freedom of Choice deserve some "Justice". Put that in thought process when asking such a question.

It's a shame how we lock up and warehouse people in this country, especially our young people, instead of investing in them and giving them better opportunities in life which could possibly prevent them from committing crimes in the first place

I can do an audio Talk or Twitch Stream on my education,my experience,my work ethic and how I was able to overcome the challenges of having 2 Felonies and still being self motivated to learn everything and anything to open up opportunities for employment. I just so happened to get into computers and technology young and I owned my own business my age 19. Then I opened my mind even more and Built an Internet Sales Department for a Nissan Dealer before the Internet Car Sales became popular. I also have been a DJ & Promoter along with sharpening my Technology skills making electronic Trance Music and Mixes. That helped me to put me in agreat position now to work as a Inventory Control Analyst for several warehouses,Got HazardousMaterials certified, became a process & equipment trainer and keep Thinking like Rick n Morty sooooo far into the future that then next big thing is already old by the time it comesout. I would love to help convicted felons learn specific warehouse skills. They pay 20 to 30 an hr. They hire felons because you're not dealing with the public and it'seasy to move up.

Absolutely. I had possession charge when I was 19, luckily I worked at Home Depot and I got 4 months of Bootcamp so they just put me on LOA. On top of all that, my sentence was 6 years at 50% so if I dropped out of boot camp I would have done 3yrs plus 3 yrs parole then the 7 yr background check kicks in. So it'snot easy finding a job 13 after a petty, non violent crime was committed. To make it worse in 2015 I was at a friend'shouse replacing his floors and Homeland Security came in looking for his roommates. They all ran, i sat down. I had no clue they had been arrested 3 times over theprevious 2 years. They were setting people upand HSA wanted me to setup people i never knew and I did nothingwrong tostart. I fought for 3 to go to trial, and on the day of trial they gave me time served. So I took it. My Judge was very open about why I was being charged even yelling at the Prosecutor asking what was taking so long. The judgeaskedif I was positiveandI said I alreadywasted 3 yrs And he said well I am crediting you an extra 365 days for going to a Few drug classes andthen he gave me another365 days credit for always being at court, respectful and that way I had no parole. He saw my 4 years of college and he wrote me a letter of recommendation for the electrician union. Unfortunately unions in Chicagoare corrupt. But that charge still shows up because eventhough it happened in 2015 my charges were in 2018. I will say that as long as you areupfrontand honestwith them they will look at the charges, and there is a good possibility that someone had a DUI or Possession charge and theywillgiveyouachance

Iam also a caregiver and I have been been caregiver for over 2years with elderly people.

in Hagerstown MD USA. I like catering for the elderly people.

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That's so true, he has a second chance by the grace of God, and no one can judge him but God, keep pushing and doing the right thing, God bless you