Comments on: Tasty Morning Bytes – Hiring Ex-cons, Immigration and Unions, Anti-social Social http://dcentric.wamu.org/roundup/tasty-morning-bytes-hiring-ex-cons-immigration-and-unions-anti-social-social/ Race, Class, The District. Mon, 16 Jul 2012 03:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: zfree http://dcentric.wamu.org/roundup/tasty-morning-bytes-hiring-ex-cons-immigration-and-unions-anti-social-social/#comment-125 zfree Fri, 12 Nov 2010 14:42:00 +0000 http://dcentric.wamu.org/?post_type=roundup&p=2022#comment-125 The ex-offender issue is rife with landmines, stereotypes of the super-predator, dangerous thugs (many black men) taking advantage of jobs as an opportunity to continue criminal activity. There may be a minority of ex-offenders looking to go back into prison but the majority have been shown to re-integrate into society given proper drug treatment and job opportunities. All the jobs in DC can't be reserved for young whites with security clearances. Many of those returning from prison were there for non-violent drug offenses. DC should ban the box which requires one to check off one's conviction and allow people to go through the interview process where employers can determine if the person fits the job. As far as Bloomingdale--If DC continues to cut education spending and social services, the city will be less safe for everyone. The ex-offender issue is rife with landmines, stereotypes of the super-predator, dangerous thugs (many black men) taking advantage of jobs as an opportunity to continue criminal activity. There may be a minority of ex-offenders looking to go back into prison but the majority have been shown to re-integrate into society given proper drug treatment and job opportunities. All the jobs in DC can’t be reserved for young whites with security clearances. Many of those returning from prison were there for non-violent drug offenses. DC should ban the box which requires one to check off one’s conviction and allow people to go through the interview process where employers can determine if the person fits the job.

As far as Bloomingdale–If DC continues to cut education spending and social services, the city will be less safe for everyone.

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