I believe that what this article is talking about is important. Too many times do we see people judging and pointing fingers at ex-felons shaming them and wanting to keep their distance and we forget, they are people just like you and me. How can we say that these people do not deserve a second chance. A great man once said, "Let he who has not sinned, cast the first stone." This is a message that people need to think about and put into consideration before we just go around judging others and making it harder for them to make a living. Now I understand that it would be illogical for someone to give an ex-sex offender a job as a massage therapist, but in the case of Tara Simmons, that was pretty ludicrous. Rayder004
I think this was a great article and what was discussed was very important. We as a society spend far to much time judging ex-felons. Not one of us is perfect and are a split second away from becoming felons. We would certainly want a second chance then. These men and women have paid their debt to society by serving time for the crime(s) they committed. So upon their release they should be able to get a decent job to provide for themselves and their families. Denying them jobs will only cause them to become desperate and commit more crimes in order to get the basic necessities of life. Obviously the type of crime they committed will determine what jobs they may not be able to get but that doesn't mean they should be eliminated from every decent paying job. This country seems to be set up for ex-felons to fail and continue to commit crimes so that we can continue to incarcerate them. The treatment of ex-felons is ridiculous and is something that needs to be addressed in this country. We keep denying them jobs because of their backgrounds. So how do we expect them to survive? I am all for them getting second chances. Just because someone is a felon doesn't mean they are a horrible person. They are human beings just like me and I know I have made a mistake or two in my lifetime. I am glad I was given a chance to show I am not my mistake. We as a society really need to start giving ex-felons that same chance. mommy004
This article talk about how hard it really is to come out of jail and try to start your life again. Being incarcerated is already hard, then once you get out you have to try to find something to do and make a living at that. You have to find something that you are good at and also something that you know you can do. Once you figured out what you want and need to do it’s all on the person that is thinking about hiring you. If they decide not to it’ll make your search for a job more harder. Finding a job fresh out of prison is already hard,but once you hear why you are not getting hired, you will be even madder. The one main thing that is stopping a person from hiring you is the time you spent in prison. You go in for something illegal, spend hard time in prison, then you get out and go back to what you use to do because people don’t want to hire you. Life after prison isn’t just hard for the convicted criminal it’s also hard for the family. How are they going to live without struggling? Life is already a struggle for some, coming out of prison and try to start a new life with your family is even harder. The question is, how would one provided? DC004
Its no secret that ex offenders coming out of prison face many struggles, suffer with the stigma and labels the public throws at them making it hard for them to become a successful member of society. This in my mind is because the overabundance of ludicrous sentencing for petty drug charges in this case instead of rehabilitation, the increase in labeling ex offenders, the lack of community based prisoner reentry programs, and small felony charges staying on your record forever. Someone could back into someones mailbox and drive off and get a felony for a hit and run (true example). We should put more of a focus on rehabilitating our offenders and help them be productive members of society instead of pushing them aside to be jobless and hopeless. Bike004
It is not right the ex-felons who have the education and skills required cannot find a job. Simmons was not even a violent offender. It is logically not right for nonviolent offenders, especially nonviolent drug offenders, to be put in prison, later released, have very little rights, and not be able to create a legally functioning lifestyle. There are more than 48,000 legal restrictions for ex-inmates. The legal restrictions should be decided case-by-case because the prison time should have been punishment enough. Ex-felons need to have the resources to be able to get back on their feet and become productive citizens. Ex-felons deserve the rights of housing, food, etc as long they prove they are productive. The system is poorly set up right now because ex-felons have a difficult time living a civilian life and they have to turn back to illegal activities just so they can live. By bringing awareness to issues such as the legal restrictions and ex-felons not being able to get a job, the system will improve. By having these legal restrictions, it costs society because these inmates turn to illegal activities just to earn money. It is awful that only six states have a satisfactory rating in addressing jobs and ex-felons. Scuba002
People make mistakes, the sad thing is when they do, people forget about all the good they have done in their life. Simmons having a nursing degree and being qualified should have gotten her the job that she applied for. She served her time in prison, so why is she still being punished when she is out? It is not surprising when you see people going back to prison because no one offers them help. How is someone that has a felony supposed to do well in society when they cannot get a job, cannot receive government funding’s, and get labeled everywhere they go. Especially drug charges, people who take drugs are hurting themselves not others. In my opinion, we should be helping them with rehab not locking them away. I do not believe that employers should be allowed to know if the person has had a felony before because if they are qualified to do the job then it should not matter what they have done in the past. (non-violent offenders) coutinho004
People make mistakes. They may break the law, and they must face the consequences. However, after serving their punishment of time like Tara Simmons, they face discriminatory views held by society towards ex-cons and incarcerated people overall. We have painted a very bad image of those who do hard time, and this bad image prevents them from truly becoming productive members of our society like our correctional system is supposed to achieve. Thankfully, people like Tara Simmons are studying law and advocating for inmates who are released looking to start a noble, honest life. With over 48,000 restrictions placed on ex-inmates this struggle for equality is a hard one for people like Simmons. Programs and policies much like the Certification of Restoration of Opportunity have passed and try to offer a sort of shield against discrimination, but many of these programs don't quite tackle the problem at it's source, the people's views and beliefs. I believe goals like Simmons has are possible over time, but it will take time. We have conditioned the American people to have a bad view on those incarcerated, and it will take time to reverse those views. Ghost004
We as a society spend far too much time judging ex-felons. Everyone has that one family member who has messed up but yet we don’t hate on them. I’m not sure why we feel the need to do it to others family members. Once their time has been served for the crimes that they had been convicted for then they should be able to get a new start. I’m not going to say that everyone turns out great and never committed a crime again but to the ones who don’t then they shouldn’t still be in the same group as the people who do commit the crimes. When people can’t get jobs to help themselves out then they will find some way to make money and that isn’t always a legal way. We are just setting them up to fail and commit crimes again because they need the money, but yet we won’t help them by giving them jobs because they are ex-felons. Pie004
I believe that what this article is talking about is important. Too many times do we see people judging and pointing fingers at ex-felons shaming them and wanting to keep their distance and we forget, they are people just like you and me. How can we say that these people do not deserve a second chance. A great man once said, "Let he who has not sinned, cast the first stone." This is a message that people need to think about and put into consideration before we just go around judging others and making it harder for them to make a living. Now I understand that it would be illogical for someone to give an ex-sex offender a job as a massage therapist, but in the case of Tara Simmons, that was pretty ludicrous. Rayder004
ReplyDeleteI think this was a great article and what was discussed was very important. We as a society spend far to much time judging ex-felons. Not one of us is perfect and are a split second away from becoming felons. We would certainly want a second chance then. These men and women have paid their debt to society by serving time for the crime(s) they committed. So upon their release they should be able to get a decent job to provide for themselves and their families. Denying them jobs will only cause them to become desperate and commit more crimes in order to get the basic necessities of life. Obviously the type of crime they committed will determine what jobs they may not be able to get but that doesn't mean they should be eliminated from every decent paying job. This country seems to be set up for ex-felons to fail and continue to commit crimes so that we can continue to incarcerate them. The treatment of ex-felons is ridiculous and is something that needs to be addressed in this country. We keep denying them jobs because of their backgrounds. So how do we expect them to survive? I am all for them getting second chances. Just because someone is a felon doesn't mean they are a horrible person. They are human beings just like me and I know I have made a mistake or two in my lifetime. I am glad I was given a chance to show I am not my mistake. We as a society really need to start giving ex-felons that same chance. mommy004
ReplyDeleteThis article talk about how hard it really is to come out of jail and try to start your life again. Being incarcerated is already hard, then once you get out you have to try to find something to do and make a living at that. You have to find something that you are good at and also something that you know you can do. Once you figured out what you want and need to do it’s all on the person that is thinking about hiring you. If they decide not to it’ll make your search for a job more harder. Finding a job fresh out of prison is already hard,but once you hear why you are not getting hired, you will be even madder. The one main thing that is stopping a person from hiring you is the time you spent in prison. You go in for something illegal, spend hard time in prison, then you get out and go back to what you use to do because people don’t want to hire you. Life after prison isn’t just hard for the convicted criminal it’s also hard for the family. How are they going to live without struggling? Life is already a struggle for some, coming out of prison and try to start a new life with your family is even harder. The question is, how would one provided? DC004
ReplyDeleteIts no secret that ex offenders coming out of prison face many struggles, suffer with the stigma and labels the public throws at them making it hard for them to become a successful member of society. This in my mind is because the overabundance of ludicrous sentencing for petty drug charges in this case instead of rehabilitation, the increase in labeling ex offenders, the lack of community based prisoner reentry programs, and small felony charges staying on your record forever. Someone could back into someones mailbox and drive off and get a felony for a hit and run (true example). We should put more of a focus on rehabilitating our offenders and help them be productive members of society instead of pushing them aside to be jobless and hopeless. Bike004
ReplyDeleteIt is not right the ex-felons who have the education and skills required cannot find a job. Simmons was not even a violent offender. It is logically not right for nonviolent offenders, especially nonviolent drug offenders, to be put in prison, later released, have very little rights, and not be able to create a legally functioning lifestyle. There are more than 48,000 legal restrictions for ex-inmates. The legal restrictions should be decided case-by-case because the prison time should have been punishment enough. Ex-felons need to have the resources to be able to get back on their feet and become productive citizens. Ex-felons deserve the rights of housing, food, etc as long they prove they are productive. The system is poorly set up right now because ex-felons have a difficult time living a civilian life and they have to turn back to illegal activities just so they can live. By bringing awareness to issues such as the legal restrictions and ex-felons not being able to get a job, the system will improve. By having these legal restrictions, it costs society because these inmates turn to illegal activities just to earn money. It is awful that only six states have a satisfactory rating in addressing jobs and ex-felons. Scuba002
ReplyDeletePeople make mistakes, the sad thing is when they do, people forget about all the good they have done in their life. Simmons having a nursing degree and being qualified should have gotten her the job that she applied for. She served her time in prison, so why is she still being punished when she is out? It is not surprising when you see people going back to prison because no one offers them help. How is someone that has a felony supposed to do well in society when they cannot get a job, cannot receive government funding’s, and get labeled everywhere they go. Especially drug charges, people who take drugs are hurting themselves not others. In my opinion, we should be helping them with rehab not locking them away. I do not believe that employers should be allowed to know if the person has had a felony before because if they are qualified to do the job then it should not matter what they have done in the past. (non-violent offenders) coutinho004
ReplyDeletePeople make mistakes. They may break the law, and they must face the consequences. However, after serving their punishment of time like Tara Simmons, they face discriminatory views held by society towards ex-cons and incarcerated people overall. We have painted a very bad image of those who do hard time, and this bad image prevents them from truly becoming productive members of our society like our correctional system is supposed to achieve. Thankfully, people like Tara Simmons are studying law and advocating for inmates who are released looking to start a noble, honest life. With over 48,000 restrictions placed on ex-inmates this struggle for equality is a hard one for people like Simmons. Programs and policies much like the Certification of Restoration of Opportunity have passed and try to offer a sort of shield against discrimination, but many of these programs don't quite tackle the problem at it's source, the people's views and beliefs. I believe goals like Simmons has are possible over time, but it will take time. We have conditioned the American people to have a bad view on those incarcerated, and it will take time to reverse those views. Ghost004
ReplyDeleteWe as a society spend far too much time judging ex-felons. Everyone has that one family member who has messed up but yet we don’t hate on them. I’m not sure why we feel the need to do it to others family members. Once their time has been served for the crimes that they had been convicted for then they should be able to get a new start. I’m not going to say that everyone turns out great and never committed a crime again but to the ones who don’t then they shouldn’t still be in the same group as the people who do commit the crimes. When people can’t get jobs to help themselves out then they will find some way to make money and that isn’t always a legal way. We are just setting them up to fail and commit crimes again because they need the money, but yet we won’t help them by giving them jobs because they are ex-felons. Pie004
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