H. R. 1529 - The Second Chance for Ex-Offenders Act of 2009

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  1. Wed., Mar. 10, 2010 11:04 PM    link Michael F. | Grand Prairie, TX

    I would like to open this comment by saying that prayer works!!!!! I have multiple felonies in different states due to my own impatience and stupidity. I was actually preparing to protest at random employers I've applied with to avoid recidivating!!! It's like I'm being penalized three times for the same offense. First, I carried out my sentence; secondly, I'm on parole... Then you mean to tell me that I can’t gain any stable employment for seven years??? Besides the fact that I've lost all my rights, which I thought only held true while being incarcerated... But, my issue is the slot employers try to trick the applicant with by saying that a conviction does not necessarily bar you from employment!!! ;) Right... So then why is it that when I tell the truth, based on all the experience that I have, I never get a call??? The sad thing about this altogether is that society glorifies bad boys by putting out television shows like PRISON BREAK, THE FUGITIVE CHRONICLES, COPS, I could keep going... But what the public doesn’t understand is that there are real people out here who have fell victim to that way of life. And after going through the legalities and so fourth... Why are we looked at as just offenders? Those of us who have offended and have been out here for years found rehabilitation within ourselves because the correctional facility sure as hell doesn’t offer that!!! But shortly put, IF GOD CAN FORGIVE US... WHY CANT SOCIETY??? GET IT RIGHT!!!

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  3. Wed., Mar. 10, 2010 10:00 PM    link Sharonda C. | Silver Spring, MD

  4. Wed., Mar. 10, 2010 7:23 PM    link louis c. | Brooklyn, NY

  5. Wed., Mar. 10, 2010 4:03 PM    link Brandie N. | Grand Prairie, TX

  6. Wed., Mar. 10, 2010 2:42 PM    link Amanda H. | Grand Prairie, TX

  7. Tue., Mar. 9, 2010 9:26 PM    link Name not displayed | Anderson, IN

    i am a 32 yr old man that messed up when i was younger and had to spend a year a a half in prison for a non violient crime now i cant get a job or nothing because of my feloney i want to pay society back and be a cop and help others and get crime off the streets i wish i could get someone to help me

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  9. Tue., Mar. 9, 2010 9:02 PM    link Name not displayed | Westerville, OH

  10. Mon., Mar. 8, 2010 9:00 AM    link Name not displayed | Saint Albans, WV

  11. Sun., Mar. 7, 2010 6:42 AM    link Lawrence M. | Brunswick, OH

    Let's give them, and me a chance 2 start over...

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  13. Fri., Mar. 5, 2010 10:26 PM    link Name not displayed | Knoxville, TN

  14. Fri., Mar. 5, 2010 4:20 PM    link Bentley K. | New Martinsville, WV

  15. Fri., Mar. 5, 2010 2:14 PM    link Nicole G. | Fort Wayne, IN

    What is important to me as a Social Worker is not what a client did 10 years ago, but what they are doing today, what accomplishments they've made and the road to the future they are on. I have seen far too many clients who have done the crime and done the time. They then make the changes necessary to live a positive life and our employment laws hinder them dramatically from being self suffient and successful. How much proving of ones self is enough for society, employers and the law makers?Example: Client is a 39 year old black man, convicted of Felony dealing and possession (cocaine) 1995 in Indiana. Possession of marijuana in 1998, which violated his probation from the 1995 charges. Did a total of 5 years in an Indiana prison. Since being released has had NO arrest or convictions- not even a speeding ticket, seriously. Since being released he has earned an Associates Degree from IVY Tech in Industrial Maintenance, is 4 classes short of a certification in Maintenance Technology from IVY tech, earned his CDL's from C-1 trucking in Fort Wayne, earned 3 Certification from the American Welding Society and can't get a job- unless he wants to flip burgers for $7.25 a hour- are we serious??? He has 4 children to support, not because he "has" to but because he wants to out of his own priority. His story is only one of thousands, reform is needed for him and others that are being pushed back into the streets for survival, into the depths of depression and hopelessness and being robbed of living up to their God given potential!

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  17. Fri., Mar. 5, 2010 1:53 PM    link Name not displayed | League City, TX

  18. Fri., Mar. 5, 2010 1:27 PM    link Toni S. | Texas City, TX

  19. Fri., Mar. 5, 2010 1:13 PM    link Voncil L. | League City, TX

  20. Wed., Mar. 3, 2010 8:49 PM    link Lucille D. | Algonquin, IL

    Please give these individuals a second chance.

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  22. Wed., Mar. 3, 2010 4:16 PM    link Rosenda M. | La Crosse, WI

  23. Wed., Mar. 3, 2010 11:27 AM    link Name not displayed | Humble, TX

  24. Tue., Mar. 2, 2010 10:06 PM    link Priya I. | League City, TX

    Please get this done now!

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  26. Tue., Mar. 2, 2010 12:59 PM    link Sharon C. | Atlanta, GA

    Making someone a "felon" for life, even if they have only committed one non-violent mistake is wrong. Their lives are over for the most part, despite a few "feel good" anecdotal stories from time to time about a rare individual who gets a break from someone.

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  28. Tue., Mar. 2, 2010 12:58 PM    link Sharon C. | Atlanta, GA

    Making someone a "felon" for life, even if they have only committed one non-violent mistake is wrong. Their lives are over for the most part, despite a few "feel good" ancdotal stories from time to time about a rare individual who gets a break from someone.

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  30. Tue., Mar. 2, 2010 12:53 PM    link Derrick C. | Atlanta, GA

    The current system is cruel and it doesn't create a safer society. Let people have a stake in their own futures. Get rid of the roadblocks which prevent them from getting good jobs and being productive again.

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  32. Tue., Mar. 2, 2010 11:25 AM    link Name not displayed | Bartow, FL

  33. Mon., Mar. 1, 2010 11:09 PM    link Keith J. | Atlanta, GA

  34. Mon., Mar. 1, 2010 6:41 PM    link Sarah C. | Richmond, VA

  35. Mon., Mar. 1, 2010 5:09 AM    link Name not displayed | Saginaw, MI

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