Once a person gets clean and they are trying to put their lives back together there is a problem obtaining a gainful job that will support them and often their family. Many places do not or will not hire a felon.
Some states limit employer criminal records. Here in West Virginia we do not have a law that limits employer use of criminal records.
Now there are federal laws that protect from employment discrimination many times this doesn't apply to those who have a record.
The website, Nolo writes:
Some states require employers to consider whether the offense bears a reasonable relationship to the job. Some states have passed laws restricting how employers may use an applicant’s criminal record in making job decisions. And, some states prohibit employers from asking about arrest records.
Two federal laws provide limited protection to applicants with criminal records....
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