PASSING A TEN YEAR BACKGROUND CHECK

HOW DOES A PERSON PASS A 10 YR BACKGROUND CHECK AFTER SERVING THE PAST 15 YEARS IN PRISON? THIS IS A PROBLEM AFFECTING MANY PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITIES ONCE THEY'RE RELEASED AFTER SERVING AN INSURMOUNTABLE AMOUNT OF TIME BEHIND BARS. PRE-RELEASE DON'T TELL THEM THE REAL CHALLENGES THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FACE ONCE BACK IN THE REAL WORLD. THEY DONT PREPARE THEM FOR THAT! I REMEMBER I LOST MY HOSPITAL JOB AT DOWNSTATE FOR LYING ON THE APPLICATION OR SHOULD I SAY I MISREPRESENTED THE TRUTH! I WAS FILLING OUT THE APPLICATION AND THE PART THAT SAYS: "HAVE YOU EVER BEEN CONVICTED OF A CRIME? IF SO, THIS DOES NOT BAR YOU FROM EMPLOYMENT". YEAH RIGHT! AT THAT PARTICULAR TIME I WAS NOT GOING TO VOLUNTEER INFORMATION. I ERRED IN DOING SO, BUT ATLEAST I GOT THE JOB. MANY ARE FACED WITH THE SAME SITUATIONS AND DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. THE BEST THING TO DO IS TO TELL THE TRUTH. THERE'S NO SHORTCUTS IN LIFE AND EVENTUALLY IT WILL COME OUT. IT'S BEST FOR YOU TO COME CORRECT AS OPPOSED TO YOUR EMPLOYER FINDING OUT YOU LIED ON YOUR APPLICATION. NOW THEY CAN'T TRUST YOU AND THAT GIVES THEM AMMUNITION TO FIRE YOU REGARDLESS OF HOW GREAT OF A WORKER YOU ARE. I WORK EXTREMELY HARD SO I WAS SHOCKED WHEN THEY CALLED ME IN THE OFFICE EXPLAINING TO ME WHY THEY WERE LETTING ME GO. I TRIED FOR THE AIRPORT BUT I WAS LIMITED TO CERTAIN JOBS AS A RESULT OF MY PAST. ONCE YOU HAVE A FELONY, SOME OF THE DOORS WHICH WERE OPEN TO YOU PRIOR TO YOUR INCARCERATION ARE PERMANENTLY CLOSED SHUT. EMPLOYERS DONT WANT TO CHANCE HIRING AN EX-FELON. AFTER YOU'VE PAID YOUR DUES TO SOCIETY, YOUR STILL BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR YOUR PAST SO WHERE'S THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY? THIS IS WHY ITS SO IMPERATIVE FOR YOU TO STAY OUT OF PRISON BECAUSE THE CHALLENGES YOU'LL BE FACED WITH UPON YOUR RELEASE CAN SUSPEND YOUR MIND IN TIME MAKING YOU WANT TO GIVE UP. SO THINK BEFORE YOU REACT BECAUSE YOU DONT WANT TO BE IN THAT SITUATION. THE CHOICES YOU MAKE TODAY IMPACT YOUR FUTURE.