Convicted felon,drug crimes all occurred 10 years ago ago,rehabilitated,cannot find work! talented,fast learner! HELP?

Convicted felon,drug crimes all occurred 10 years ago ago,rehabilitated,cannot find work! Talented,fast learner! HELP!

Clean since 1993, had a job making $50,000 a year, kept that job for 5 years, job ended. Went back to poverty level in a matter of weeks. Now no one will hire me, for a decent paying job, because I cannot pass a background check.

I have no violent charges, no theft charges, no sexual charges. I know I made some bad decisions and it is no ones fault but my own, for living the life I did, however, this is a big issue, When people make mistakes, we put them in prison, we expect them to learn to follow societies rules and not break the law again. Then we put limitations on these people making it impossible to live a normal life.

I have checked into a lot of avenues sealing records, pardons, different fields of work, but always these convictions come back to haunt me. I have been turned down on at LEAST 8 good paying jobs for witch I am overqualified. I am at my ropes end!

Can anyone help? Not looking for a hand out......looking for a job! Asked by lifeafterfeloney 22 months ago Similar questions: convicted felon drug crimes occurred 10 years ago rehabilitated find work talented fast learner HELP Politics & Law > Law.

Similar questions: convicted felon drug crimes occurred 10 years ago rehabilitated find work talented fast learner HELP.

Let me tell you, I know what you're going through, my friend. I wish I could hire you When answers don't come in at Askville, they come to Mechanical turk - which is where I am answering fromI wish you lots of luck - It's hard. Sources: my answer .

Ex-felon employment and expungement The crimprof blog cites the LA Times on ex-offender job fairs. Such fairs are being organized all over the country, with mixed results. In this case and in some others I've seen, few employers or ex-offenders even showed up.

Those who did attend, got good news (employers could get tax credits for hiring someone with a criminal record) and bad (many ex-offenders are ineligible for expungement). Such job fairs seem to be most successful in tight labor markets (e.g. , 1999-2000 in most areas). On the employee side, turnout might improve by targeting current probationers or parolees, rather than former offenders who are "off-paper" and more difficult to mobilize.

Mobilizing employers is more difficult, unless they face a labor shortage or former felons (potential "sponsors") have a good track record in the firm or establishment. There are books and videos available for ex-offenders and organizations such as Chicago's Safer Foundation have a long history of successful job development and placement for this group. Still, I tend to agree with Richard Freeman -- the best jobs program is probably a full-employment economy.

Dear Dr. Uggen: I am a 48 yr old with a felony conviction (escape) in GA. I have a substantial criminal record (drug and property crimes) dating back to the 1970's due to a drug addiction that began as a teenager. Despite my addiction I was able to complete undergraduate school and attended law school before my disease overtook my life entirely.

I entered treatment at age 30 and, with the help of support groups, was able to earn an MBA by age 32. I was able to find a good job at IBM but was laid off due to corporate down-sizing in 1998. I was convicted of felony escape in GA as a result of leaving a half-way house type of institution.

I was sentenced to this institution for a misdemeanor theft conviction resulting from my having relapsed into my addiction. I served 20 months in a GA prison and have not been able to find sustainable (above-poverty level) employment since my URL1 many ways my sentence (5 yrs. ) has become a de facto "life sentence" due to the stigma of my conviction.

It will probably shorten my life due to the fact that I cannot obtain affordable health insurance from an employer. One could even say that, in that respect, I have been given a "death sentence" of sorts. I have tried in vain to secure employment here in Augusta, GA but even the most menial positions in the labor market have rejected me.

It is a very difficult existence... Pete C. Sources: http://chrisuggen.blogspot.com/2005/07/ex-felon-employment-and-expungement.html .

1 That is tough , perhaps you could find some sort of self employment that you could do , a record is a record and it just disqualifies a person when the next guy does not have one -even if you are more suited for the job. Try for something where you can be your own boss, perhaps get certified to fix computers or some such work. Good luck , .

That is tough , perhaps you could find some sort of self employment that you could do , a record is a record and it just disqualifies a person when the next guy does not have one -even if you are more suited for the job. Try for something where you can be your own boss, perhaps get certified to fix computers or some such work. Good luck.

2 It's tough to find a job at all now, and the felony drug charge makes it harder for you. Keep trying: try with small businesses where the owner might give you a chance. Stay clean: many employers, both small and large companies, drug test before hiring.

Try to find any type of work: once you have a good work record, even with a low-paying job, it should be easier to find a better-paying job.

It's tough to find a job at all now, and the felony drug charge makes it harder for you. Keep trying: try with small businesses where the owner might give you a chance. Stay clean: many employers, both small and large companies, drug test before hiring.

Try to find any type of work: once you have a good work record, even with a low-paying job, it should be easier to find a better-paying job.

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