the real loss here is that we have government which spends billions to incarcerate people and little to support them when out. worse it puts up barriers to any

the real loss here is that we have government which spends billions to incarcerate people and little to support them when out. worse it puts up barriers to any chance of success with an over abundance of occupational license requirements that specifically exclude those who have been jailed. top it off with scarlet letter treatment for some offenses and many of these people have no opportunity to turn their lives around. Hell you cannot be a dog catcher is the majority of this country if you have a conviction. Charitable organizations, family, and private businesses are the few chances they have. We should support all of them and work to get the government out of the way where possible. A felon/former addict/etc stands a much better chance of moving to better jobs if they can land any job and hold it a few months.