H. R. 1529 - The Second Chance for Ex-Offenders Act of 2009
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Mar 16th, 2010Someone from Springfield, IL signed.
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Mar 13th, 2010Someone from Livermore, CA writes:
its been impossible for me too find a job for the past 2 years.i get denied every job i apply for because of my non violent felony i have on my record.i want too contribute back too society,but feel i will never get a chance too.its extremely hard too support my family now because of this.i want things too change regarding felons and employment.Mar 12th, 2010Someone from Irving, TX writes:
I've never commited a felony but I know people who have...a few of them got sold drugs in the past and went to prison for it. They tried desperatly to find a decent job, and because they can't, they go right back to selling drugs. Not every felon is able to change..that's why more than half of them go right back to prison. BUT, there are the few individuals who want to do right but can't because society has cast them away for mistakes in their past. Stop letting all these damn immigrants come over here and work for pennies without LEGAL papers and tell these felons they don't have the same rights as every other American when they HAVE PAID THIER DEBT TO SOCIETY.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMar 12th, 2010Someone from Winters, TX writes:
I have just finished an 8 year probation sentence. I am just finding out exactly how hard it is to actually get a respectable job. i am just wishing that we could actually get another chance in life and not be labled for life.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMar 10th, 2010Someone from Grand Prairie, TX writes:
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!!!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMar 10th, 2010Someone from Silver Spring, MD signed.
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Mar 9th, 2010Someone from Anderson, IN writes:
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 meREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMar 9th, 2010Someone from Westerville, OH signed.
Mar 8th, 2010Someone from Saint Albans, WV signed.
Mar 7th, 2010Someone from Brunswick, OH writes:
Let's give them, and me a chance 2 start over...REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMar 5th, 2010Someone from Knoxville, TN signed.
Mar 5th, 2010Someone from New Martinsville, WV signed.
Mar 5th, 2010Someone from Fort Wayne, IN writes:
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!REPORT COMMENTS
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Mar 3rd, 2010Someone from Algonquin, IL writes:
Please give these individuals a second chance.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMar 2nd, 2010Someone from Atlanta, GA writes:
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.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMar 2nd, 2010Someone from Atlanta, GA writes:
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.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMar 2nd, 2010Someone from Atlanta, GA writes:
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.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMar 2nd, 2010Someone from Bartow, FL signed.
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Feb 26th, 2010Someone from Richmond, VA signed.
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Feb 25th, 2010Someone from Montgomery, AL writes:
I am an ex-felon who was released in Dec. 2007 and am currently enrolled in school as a medical asst. I have not been in any trouble since ai got out in 2007. I have been in school for the last year and now someone from Voc. Rehab tells me I cannot be in the medical field working or ever get licensed as a medical asst. in alabama. I am so discouraged because I am in debt to the gov. for loans and the school and I only have a year left to graduate. Now I have to change my whole career and start over. Someone should help us ex-felons. We are just good people who made a bad choice at one time in our lives and now will pay forever for it no matter who we are today....REPORT COMMENTS
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