#Employment
Target:
All employers in Georgia
Region:
United States of America

I am an ex-felon. I have a 10 year probation sentence. I am employed, but am very troubled and unhappy with my job. When I gained employment march 3 2006, the company and numerous of other companies were not requesting that applicants undergo a background check. As it stand today, every business in Georgia requires that applicants undergo a background check.

I have applied for I would say at least 100 to 250 jobs in the past 3 months, and as of yet, have not received a call or even been asked to come in for a interview. I thought about going through temp services, but none of the temp services will even accept your application if the applicant has a criminal background history.

In the state of Georgia, they don't have any type of programs for ex-felons to obtain employment regardless of their criminal background, unless your getting out of prison. There are so many felons in the state of Georgia that haven't been to prison that cant find work or adequate work to take care of there families.

I feel as the system here in Georgia is set up for felons to fail. If felons cant get a good paying job or better yet, a job at all because of their background what are we to do?

I think that Georgia should have a law that states as long as your criminal history is 3 to 5 years old, you should be eligible for employment anywhere in the state.

"Ex-felons needing employment."

I think that Georgia should have a law that states as long as your criminal history is 3 to 5 years old, you should be eligible for employment anywhere in the state.

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The Support Ex-Felons Gaining Employment petition to All employers in Georgia was written by tabya hatton and is in the category Employment at GoPetition.