MINI RANT: I just heard that Air B & B will not let someone use their service if you have a record. Not sure if it's state-by-state or what, but it's another obstacle to the societal integration of former offenders.
Gaining employment in treatment centers is illegal with a history of criminal violence, which might make sense to some people who don't think beyond their fear and self-imposed 'acceptable' standards of self-limitation. But there is life for others available FROM the advent of violence.
No matter how far down the scale one has gone in life, what they've done can be of service for others. Speaking about drinking in driving might save others from going down our path. Sometimes the dark past is the greatest light we can shine into the lives of others who are At Risk of entering the world we once knew. "KNEW," not KNOW.
I Am more than my Mugshot, but it's still illegal for me to help people in treatment centers? 'Once Upon a Time,' it was LEGAL in Minnesota for me to work in treatment centers (I worked in Hazelden for four years), but they changed the law, so now I can't work in treatment centers. The Senate and House are comedy galleries for voters who think the truth will lock people up and not set them free. I understand there are consequences for actions, naturally, but the mindset that disallows meaningful forgiveness is cruel and, unfortunately, usual.
Rant Over (for now).