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The Permanent Underclass

By Michael Blankenship

If you think it's tough getting a job during a recession, imagine what it's like for an ex-convict. Gregory Headley, 29, knows exactly what it's like. The Harlem resident was released from prison in July after serving two years and eight months for the criminal sale of a firearm. Now that he's out, he said, the conviction is dogging his attempts to land a full-time job. Read more...  20 years ago, the U.S. had approximately 700,000 inmates in prison. This year, that number will be released. As the article points out, getting and keeping a job has become increasing difficult. The lack of educational opportunities, in and out of prison, continues to be problematic. It is a a virtual certainty that the recidivism rate will climb as prisons reduce programs and continue warehousing inmates...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Justice Gambit on November 11, 2009 (boomark / email).