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Hi Terrihere - I 100% understand what you're talking about; my husband is a felon, because as a human, he made some stupid mistakes. He did his time as well, went through the whole probation thing, everything. When he first was released (he only did 5 months, he didn't do anything major, or harm anyone) .. he got LUCKY and got a job making decent $$ in our area. ONLY because they were a small time business and desperate for help. He ended up losing his job. We were living on just my income for 4 months. It was tough. The toughest time of my life, financially. He just FINALLY got a job, he started 2 weeks ago...how you ask? Through a temp-service. I know it kinda stinks b/c usually the temp services don't offer the best jobs, but it's really somewhere to start. They matched him with an employer that doesn't care so much about your background. PLUS another thing we've found is that a lot of factory based employers are willing to hire felons because they get a tax break or something like that (if I'm not mistaken) ...so my advise, try your local temp office. You really might have some luck :) I truly hope things look up for you, and sorry for writing a book!!! ;)

keep your head up. First of all you can exspunge your record as long as you did not murder, grand threft, robbery with handgun, pedifile, or kidnapping. Check with your local courts. And as long as one does not have any other felons. Start there. Now, the only people that can open the file, is medical and police and courts. NO one else can. Unless the employer has the computer and to pay for that type of background checking. very expensive and usually do not buy into that. It is hard, because I believe in god and had a hard time with this almost similar situtation. God forgives you for all sins and tells you he forgives all your sins and inquities no more. Although, man's world does not. Being in the medical field you have to have a clean record. WEll, I worked at a place for a year and told them about my record and mind you this happened years ago. WEll, somehow the office did some looking for something and after a year of work called me in the office and told me I was fired because of my background. even though I told them what happened the very first day and on my application. They said I slipped through the cracks somehow!!!! I was devasted. I had a good paying job and secure...Well I thought. I was devasted, cried for a week. Well, I have since then exspunged my record and the only people like said is the medical can check into it. You always say you have criminal record and they cannot hold that against you. Just tell your spouse to be honest and somewhere out there someone will give him the chance. It is depressing, yet we do pay the consequences

terrihere, he needs to go to the county he was charged with. he can go to say like it was in cleveland, justice center go to the public defenders office to get the papers and file them, usually costs $50.00. If that is where he did the crime. good luck.
I did that years ago and fine now.