felony new life?

Question

does anyone know a person who has a felony but has turned their life around and now has a good job or returned to school please give details

Answer 1

I know a guy that was convicted and served 10 years. Came out, had nothing, no support group, family, money or anything. He stayed at a halfway house until he found a job and got out. He worked for about two years, and then started his own company. In 5 years, he has gone from nothing to about $20k a month totally legally. Of course he is probably not the average convict. He followed the rules, got his GED and made plans for when he gets out while inside. This guy is a best friend of mine, and I would trust him in everything he does. He is completely different than before prison. There are constant reminders to him, that make him depressed from time to time. He can't have a firearm to protect his house, he can't get a state license or even rent an apartment.

I believe once a person has completed their sentence, they should have their rights restored. If they are a threat, they should still be in prison. Any person that is an American, should have all the rights allowed every American, except during their sentence. Some people just do not deserve a "life" sentence. I know he doesn't.

There are good people (ex-cons) that want to be contributing members of society, but they are forever marked a bad person.

Answer 2

Throughout nearly every job I"ve had, there have always been one or two people who had a felony on their record, but were trying to start a decent life for themselves. It's hard for people with a criminal record to start over; most people don't want to hire them and the ones that do pay minimum wage. It would be awesome for there to be some kind of rehab program for those who are truly sorry for their crimes and want to turn their life around (tax breaks for businesses that hire certain felons).

Answer 3

Yes it takes resolve & some luck . There are many ways around some of the problems . For generic employers just lie about the criminal record . It is against the law for them to descriminate agains felons so save them from commiting the crime by denying the info to them . Avoid high security work . Create a difficult work history to verify : bankrupt firms , recent mergers and out of state companies . Create a false trail of addresses of places lived that are hard to verify : apts that change managment companies , houses that burned down and out of state rural locals ; all of which match work history in time and geography .
Get more training & education in fields open to ex-cons ( research it first ) . Are we getting the picture ?

Answer 4

no everyone I know who has a felony has a hard time getting a good job unless they know someone. It like once you get a felony you will not be able to be free again.

Answer 5

MANY HAVE.