Corrections Community

I am replying in general to many of the post that I have seen here. I have to be candid (like I am with the job seekers I work with) Despite people being wrongly accused and convicted, unfair legislation, etc etc if you have been convicted of a crime, or plead guily to a crime, you are stuck with it, until such time as the statues change, or you ...

Just wanted to post a few comments to the thread. I started this thread because persons with SO status have been some of the toughest people to place into postions, especially in my role as an advocate to these job seekers. I spend a lot of time building up relationships with employers to facilitate me being able to make placements at a later ...

Hey Melissa, hope you and yours are doing great!  I am not sure if a Probation department would fall under your program, but I thought I'd let you know what we were doing. We are working in conjunction with our local One Stop Center to put together some great resources for our Probationers.  First off, in the lobbies where we do our ...

Hope everyone is doing well.  My name is Matt Lucas and I am the Employment Programs Coordinator with Suffolk County Probation here on LI, NY and recent OWDS graduate from New Mexico.  I wanted to start a discussion regarding the employment of Sex Offenders (SO), particulary focussing on getting ideas for Home Based employment.  We ...