This was a non violent crime and I had never been in jail before. I served my sentence until I was discharged. I am not on parole and I have paid my fines and court costs. Now, that I have a NEW LABEL in life - I'm a felon. I have a Masters degree I can not use and I don't have a life of crime to fall back on. Why must I be punished everyday of my life, or until it can be taken off my record in six more years, but until then I have to survive. I have student loans to pay off and I'm a single parent of one child. I live in a small town and can't even get a job at the convienent store because of my felony charge. I know I live in a back asswards state of Oklahoma where prison is our industry as in Texas, but how long should I pay for my debt? I did the crime and did the time... but everyday looking for a job and hearing the word No is not putting food on the table. Go to the same state and get help (food stamps, etc.) It just doesn't make sense to me, can I hear a good word about this?
2006-09-26
03:14:01
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docie555@yahoo.com
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