Saturday, October 31, 2009

Jobs For Criminals Re-Entering Society

It is a known fact that criminals released from prison or jail have almost no luck in finding a job. How long should a criminal be punished and are some crimes more understandable than others? We ask ourselves why is recidivism so high? Primarily because once convicted both companies and landlords choose to alienate criminals for fear of them repeating their crimes. Criminals are driven back into a life of crime due to a number of reasons but lack of guidance and alienation is high on the list.

So now that we realize that there is a problem, how do we fix it, where do we go from here? Should we choose which criminals deserve a second chance? My goal is to put together a list of companies that will hire men and women with criminal backgrounds who show a legitimate effort to be productive law-abiding citizens. An alternative to work is being educated to run a business. This is a problem that society does not want to own.