>they're trying to reintegrate and should be given a fair shake. Agree. Things were different in the 90s, think peak crime and crime bill. Also, everything was

>they're trying to reintegrate and should be given a fair shake. Agree. Things were different in the 90s, think peak crime and crime bill. Also, everything wasn't categorized as a felony back then, it seems like felony was limited to much more severe crimes (except drugs crimes), unlike today. >it would come up in a background check (which would almost certainly be a requirement for such a job) It would, but background checks cost money and I'm guessing it was a pre-screen method to save. I'm not defending it, I'm just repeating what I was told back then. >A gap in someone's resume is a pretty worthless signal for whether they've ever been incarcerated. Unfortunately, people have been doing stupid filters on hiring for decades. It's not a new phenomenon.