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Huh?

me @dfollin (27267) • United States 11 Aug

As most of you know I live in the eastern United States. Most of the apartments and trailer parks here and some of the individual house communities will not allow anyone with a felony on their record to live there, no matter how...

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Already Questionable Election Practices!

whiteheather39 @whiteheather39 (24403) • United States 20 Oct 10

Are we ever going to have an honest election? I think this is really shameful! Illinois Soldiers Wait for Ballots. Prisoners Get Hand Delivery. Over 35 counties in Illinois missed the deadline to mail military ballots to our...

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This makes me angry! I'm a single working mom-but Some people don't work

RachelleNH @RachelleNH (1396) • United States 3 May 10

My mom is a teacher...she has an aide with 3 daughters who have a several children each. None of them has ever worked a day in their life. They live off the governement and their mother. Recently-my mom told me that...

living off the government

stay at home moms

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Why The Government Will Not Let Felons Vote?

julianorthrup @julianorthrup (49) • United States 24 Oct 08

I know, a few felons that have gotten in trouble they have regreted and weren't even there fault. But the government won't let them be human being and vote. It is extremely unfair. If, they are out of jail or prison? They should...

Do you think ex-felons deserve another chance?

Tashasmith @Tashasmith (172) • United States 27 Aug 08

This has been a question that is always comming up in one place or an other. Why is it so hard for ex'convicts to find employment? Are the programs provided really working? Do you know anyone who has had this problem?...

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The right to vote

clrumfelt @clrumfelt (5597) • Tennessee Ridge, Tennessee 7 Aug 08

Currently in the USA, convicted felons who serve time behind bars also forfeit their right to vote in elections. Lots of politicians would like to see theserights restored to ex-felons, claiming that it disproportionately targets...

forfeit their right to vote

prison sentence

restore voting rights

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Army and Marine Corps have sharply raised the number of recruits with felony con

sedel1027 @sedel1027 (17846) • Cupertino, California 22 Apr 08

Due to the fact that the Army & Marine Corps are having problems meeting numbers, they are allowing more and more felons into the service. My husband was going to be a Marine and decided not to . When the recruiter was...

Should felons vote?

getunaddicted @getunaddicted (210) • United States 21 Mar 08

I want to ask this question, if the felons had to: 1. Be off parole/ probation for a minimum of one year. 2. Not get any thing other than a minor misdemeanor, traffic ticket, etc... 3. Submit to drug screens. 4. Have...

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Please satisfy my curiousity

betsyraeduke @betsyraeduke (2669) • United States 20 Feb 08

I thought of this discussion because of a response I got to another discussion. Anyway, to the people who are upset, outraged or otherwise against current gun laws, policies or whatever, I would like to know exactly what is it...

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If you knew someone that was on America's Most Wanted..

4cuteboys @4cuteboys (4099) • United States 19 May 07

Would you turn them in? What if it was your husband, or your child? Would you still do it? Would it depend on the crime? Would you hide them? What if it was your mother?

americas most wanted

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Are some employers too judgemental when it comes to hiring convicted felons?

sjohnson628 @sjohnson628 (3197) • United States 23 Apr 07

I have a couple friends that are ex-felons. They were convicted of their felonies over ten years ago. They have paid for the crimes and are now totally rehabilitated. My reason for starting this discussion is because they are...

background checks

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Is jail time for five minutes a day acceptable?

shywolf @shywolf (4514) • United States 11 Feb 07

There is now a program in La Crosse County in Washington that is a low-cost alternative to building more jail cells - known as "day reporting", felons have to appear before county staffers once a day, or whenever else they are...

five minutes a day jailtime

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3 strike Law

StellaGirl @StellaGirl (96) • United States 5 Dec 06

Do you think we should ALL have the 3 strike law? (The law that gives 3 time felons a life sentence) Opinions are welcomed AND encouraged!

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Top Five Most Frivolous Cases Filed By New York City Prisoners

FlaKNMB @FlaKNMB (831) • United States 26 Nov 06

* Francis Hugh Smith claimed New York owed him US$10 million because faulty medical care caused amnesia that made him leave his work-release job and forget to return to prison. * Anthony Malloy sough "US$989 billion trillion"...

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