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
2006-09-14 17:16:16 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
yes i have.
i spent almost 6 years in prison and when i got out i met someone who believed in me and gave me a chance. now i have a degree in horticulture and my own landscaping company in which i hire ex-cons fresh out of prison and try to give them a chance. paying it forward so to speak. at this point i have about 20 employees and 17 of them are ex-cons.
2006-09-14 18:08:52 · answer #1 · answered by bgdadyp 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have. I won't say when , but at one point in my life , i was to be incarcerated for a very long time. I recieved a second chance since this was my first major offense. After i was released from jail, a friend and I traveled around to speak to others who chose MY path to walk. I've steered some to a good side of life but not all I talked with. I went to the ,belowthe GUTTER and came back. I really like who I am now but will always have a PAST. Start loking forward and not back, sometimes Life throws a curve ball,, dig in and take a swing, you could get the hit of YOUR life
2006-09-14 17:38:32 · answer #2 · answered by bopper 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I only know of 2 persons who have had a felony. One is my husband. He was only 17 when he got in trouble. He decided when we married he wanted it off his record. He got all the proper paper work and received a full pardon. In order to do this, you must have a clean record for 10 years ,which he did. The other person was his ex-wife( I know this sounds crazy) She still has a felony but was only in prison in 2002. So she is having to live with it. My husband is now enjoying all the rights of every other citizen.
2006-09-14 17:25:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes. I have an acquaintance who went to prison for 8 years because he was on drugs when his house burned down, the fire killing his 4 children. He was so messed up he just managed to get himself out of the house.
He now has finished college, is drug-free, and has been a successful social worker, drug counselor, and an assisted living director.
2006-09-18 11:19:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, but the person has to commit their selves to turning their life around and want it more than anything.
2006-09-14 17:21:46 · answer #5 · answered by beth 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋