tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29085638.post7774643852820743082..comments2023-11-05T02:17:05.633-07:00Comments on Think Outside the Cage: Ex-Felons Continue to Find Worker DiscriminationPamela Clifton and Christie Donnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10873286290200378185noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29085638.post-66002565408906037422011-11-16T14:31:30.200-07:002011-11-16T14:31:30.200-07:00Anonymous send me an email. Pam@ccjrc.orgAnonymous send me an email. Pam@ccjrc.orgPamela Clifton and Christie Donnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10873286290200378185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29085638.post-34669352990963738552011-11-16T14:06:14.617-07:002011-11-16T14:06:14.617-07:00I am an educated 30 year old woman. I am an alcoh...I am an educated 30 year old woman. I am an alcoholic, and because of my wrong decisions (I refuse to blame my legal issues on my disease) I was convicted of multiple DUI's. I broke the law, and served time in county jail, and am currently on supervised probation, along with thousands of dollars in fines, loss of my driving license for 5 years, DUI classes, and random urinalysis and breath Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29085638.post-91343830169564200742011-08-10T08:34:14.386-06:002011-08-10T08:34:14.386-06:00The main problem with the U.S. Justice system is t...The main problem with the U.S. Justice system is that once you are in it and part of it your are set up for failure. Most of the times you take a look at what cause the reason for people to commit the crimes they did and you will find. Unemployed, drug addicts, and just in general people that are down on there luck and don't know where to turn. The people that truly made that one mistake Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29085638.post-74173746927530785892010-08-27T06:35:05.084-06:002010-08-27T06:35:05.084-06:00I am a resident of colorado springs and I am in sc...I am a resident of colorado springs and I am in school right now learning HVAC and I have a 3.8 GPA. I have over 15 years of construction experiance and I cant even get a job digging a ditch. I have a none violent conviction and it is proving very hard to find a good job. I remember when in the construction industry if you had the skill to do the job you where hired but not anymore. I made a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29085638.post-16890016365849061922008-04-05T17:13:00.000-06:002008-04-05T17:13:00.000-06:00I agree with you Daniel. I am 50 and was convicted...I agree with you Daniel. I am 50 and was convicted of a felony in 1985. <BR/><BR/>I recently graduated from college and I am trying to find a job that pays more. In the past I applied for State of VA jobs and suspected that I was not hired because of my conviction. The last three jobs have been a bit more up front. I had an interview at Norfolk Public Schools that actualy called to offer me the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29085638.post-74778237397078336782008-01-07T15:35:00.000-07:002008-01-07T15:35:00.000-07:00Decades ago, in California, if you completed your ...Decades ago, in California, if you completed your sentence and completed your parole, except for applying for government jobs (nice of the government to always exempt themselves in all issues), your record could NOT be revealed to an employer, your charges were dismissed to a mis-demeanor and dismissed by judicial action....penal code 1203 or something close to that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com