| I wish I knew about Last Mile. I'm going to reach out to them. For some context... see my only post https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18704252 I have another account on HN with lots of karma, but I'm still terrified that if I talk about my past openly, it'll be career suicide. Here's the thing: you can "pay all your dues" to society, but if: a. your crime is a felony AND b. you don't live in a state where their criminal code has a provision for felony EXPUNGEMENT (NOTE: that's not the same thing as only a pardon) the simple fact of the matter.... you're SCREWED. It will follow you FOREVER. There is no forgiveness, and the felony will make it very hard to get a good job unless you're lucky enough to find a company who will hire you in spite of it. I have only had luck at companies where I knew someone who worked there already, and they vouched for me. Even then, it was VERY challenging to get past the gate that is HR. Here's the thing, though... if (as a society) we're going to hold crimes against people forever... how do we expect them to be restored? A good job is arguably the most important part of that work of restoring someone to society. |