Help Ex-Offenders Face Overwhelming Obstacles To Employment
- August 3, 2011 by DOCIICEOThis year the United States will release nearly three-quarters of a million people from prison, a record high. Nationally, 2.3 million people are in prison in the United States, and 95 percent of them will, at some point, get out and go home. According to a new Pew report, 43% of American offenders are returned [...]
Getting Past “The Box”
- August 2, 2011 by DOCIICEO“Ban the Box” Minn. Stat. 364.021 The goal of “Ban the Box” is to remove questions about criminal records from employment applications so that individuals with criminal records have more opportunities to be evaluated based upon all of their skills and qualifications, not just their criminal record. On August 1, 2009, Minnesota became the first [...]
Change Can Be Hard
- August 2, 2011 by DOCIICEOLiving Down Your Past: Explaining Your Criminal Record Explaining Your Criminal Record A pro-social life avoids lying, exaggerating, making excuses; those are components of a criminal lifestyle. If you are being interviewed for employment and have been asked if you have ever been convicted of a felony, you have to say yes. In the past [...]
The Mark Of A Criminal Record
- August 1, 2011 by DOCIICEOEmployment After Prison For Felons Workforce Reentry Finding a job is difficult with a felony conviction, but you may qualify to have your felony cleared in some circumstances. An expunged record is not destroyed. Police and other public officials may still see sealed files for certain purposes. People often seek an expungement when denied employment, [...]
Doing Your Own Background Check
- July 21, 2011 by DOCIICEOIs Checking Your Own Criminal Background Worth It? Thousands are denied employment each year due to outdated criminal records. It is a good idea to do your own background check so you will be prepared to change or address any inaccurate information a potential employer has access to. Background checks on job seekers are more [...]