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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...

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...

I am in the process of helping create a non-profit that will help parolees secure employment after release from prison. At a meeting with local businessmen, several local hirers complained that it was almost impossible to get the tax credit, that the process was so obtuse, it was impossible for their...