West Virginia gives convicted felons chance to reduce crime to misdemeanor

[ShootSpeeders]

This is a good thing though i do think requiring the applicant to be clean for 10 years is too long. All states and the Feds need to do something like this.

Second Chance for Employment Act takes effect in West Virginia

july 10 2017 Non-violent felons can petition the court to have their sentences reduced to misdemeanors, according to a new law in West Virginia.

The West Virginia Second Chance for Employment Act took effect Friday.

Governor Jim Justice signed the bill in April after it passed the Legislature during this year’s session.

Senator Glen Jeffries (D-Putnam, 08) introduced the bill after meeting with several business owners who wanted to hire people, but were not able to due to their previous felony convictions

According to the new law, a person has to be clean for at least 10 years before filing a petition.

 

[Auld Phart]

This is a good thing though i do think requiring the applicant to be clean for 10 years is too long

Ma mama always told me, "Cleanliness is next to Godliness"

 

[MindWars]

This is a good thing though i do think requiring the applicant to be clean for 10 years is too long. All states and the Feds need to do something like this.

Second Chance for Employment Act takes effect in West Virginia

july 10 2017 Non-violent felons can petition the court to have their sentences reduced to misdemeanors, according to a new law in West Virginia.

The West Virginia Second Chance for Employment Act took effect Friday.

Governor Jim Justice signed the bill in April after it passed the Legislature during this year’s session.

Senator Glen Jeffries (D-Putnam, 08) introduced the bill after meeting with several business owners who wanted to hire people, but were not able to due to their previous felony convictions

According to the new law, a person has to be clean for at least 10 years before filing a petition.

Someone is finally picking up on the prison money making ring. Hopefully this can put a stop to it. Give people a chance and stop destroying their entire lives because the system keeps them in prison for a life time.

The engineered system wants it that way, so they return to prison keep them nicely filled and reaching those quotas.

 

[ShootSpeeders]

We need to redefine what a felony is. Right now any crime for which the statute says you could (not did but could) have gotten a year or more in prison is a felony!!! That should be raised to say 15 years.

 

[MindWars]

We need to redefine what a felony is. Right now any crime for which the statute says you could (not did but could) have gotten a year or more in prison is a felony!!! That should be raised to say 15 years.

The way it is now , The average American commits three felonies a day go figure.

 

[MindWars]

We need to redefine what a felony is. Right now any crime for which the statute says you could (not did but could) have gotten a year or more in prison is a felony!!! That should be raised to say 15 years.

This is right in line with what you said above :

You Commit Three Felonies a Day

I wouldn't doubt if it is even more than that now lol.

 

[ShootSpeeders]

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The way it is now , The average American commits three felonies a day go figure.

Yes indeed. We are all felons but some of us don't get caught.