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I don't think that you should lose your job. In 2008 a statistic showed that 1 out of 17 working men were prisoner and 1 out of 8 were ex felon that were unemployed. It is really hard for someone to get a job that has been arrested in the past because jobs can search your name and show that you have a rap sheet. When someone is arrested and have to serve several years in prison they can lose time and what technology has changed over the years (halscott). Losing rights as a felon is terrible, not only does it ruin how people see you due to the fact that you had been arrested of somethings that was bad enough to be a felony but it also takes away several rights that can have a huge impact on someone's life. Voting rights are protected by the constitution and they are taken away from people. Many men and women who have been convicted of felonies have a terrible time getting jobs and that makes it so much harder for people to get one that pays well. In places they have ways that you can regain your