Unemployment In Prisons

The United States of America locks up more people, per capita, than any other nation. But grappling with why requires us consider the many types of correctional facilities and the reasons that 2.3 million people there (Wagner). When someone get convicted of a felony they immediately lose many of their rights. One of the biggest things that they lose is the right to vote and that can decide a lot of someones life. Many people in places such as Florida don’t know that you can regain your rights to vote and not just votes but many other things that are beneficial to someone's life. When you’re looking for a job the job has the ability to decline your application so that you won't get the job and they can do so legally. Losing your rights as a convicted felon is terrible to ruin peoples lives after serving the certain time that they were given as their punishment.
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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