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Gretta – I relate to your comments, and I empathize with your perception of how society treats ex-felons. As to your question, “What then?” – the short answer is, you get back up, brush off the dust and charge back after your goal or objective. The long answer is a little more involved. After I was...

Hello Matthew, I've got a question for you, Have you ever heard of the SECOND CHANCE ACT OF 2007? If you have can I get you to break It down in a language that a layman can understand or an RSO can...... I've been out on parole for 11 months now,no job and no chance of getting one anytime soon...

Whether I agree that the system is wrong is immaterial. When faced with the comparative challenges of either changing myself, or changing how society might perceive my past, I elected to take the path of least resistance. Albeit change is a painful process, it held a much greater likelihood of producing...

Brian went to visit his friend, Courtney. As they were talking and enjoying the fresh lemonade that Courtney made, Brian noticed her dog Penelope, lying in a corner, quietly whimpering, making slight adjustments to her position and letting out an occasional painful sounding yelp. “What’s wrong...

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...