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<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/author/lowtechgrannie/> Criminal
Background Checks Unfair to Criminals?
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*lowtechgrannie<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/author/lowtechgrannie/>
* | July 20, 2011 at 6:07 pm | Tags: background
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*Yeesh! Can you believe this? State and municipal governments are releasing
prisoners all across the nation. Are they concerned about public safety?
Heck no! Their concern is for the poor criminal who will come out of
incarceration to face the humiliating discrimination of a background
check. *
*What I want to know is, who is liable when the released criminal commits
another crime, either work-related or in a rented residence? Why should an
employer or landlord have to assume liaibility for the the " high risk
offender" the state and/or municipality released unbeknownst to the
community at large? ~LTG*
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San Francisco may bar employers, landlords from asking about arrests,
convictions A proposal would defer questions about criminal history until
the applicant's qualifications are considered.
*By Lee Romney, Los Angeles Times*July 20, 2011, 10:02 a.m.
Reporting from San Francisco—
City officials are considering a law that would prohibit private employers,
landlords and city contractors from inquiring about an individual's arrest
or conviction history before determining whether that person is qualified
for a job or housing.
If the law is approved, San Francisco would join Hawaii, New York,
Massachusetts and
Philadelphia<http://www.latimes.com/topic/us/pennsylvania/philadelphia-county/philadelphia-%28philadelphia-pennsylvania%29-PLGEO100101023010000.topic>in
protecting most people with criminal records from blanket
discrimination
in the private job market. A handful of jurisdictions in Illinois and
Wisconsin impose similar restrictions on landlords, and Seattle is now
weighing a proposal comparable to San Francisco's that does both. Read full
article<http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0720-prisoner-reentry-20110720,0,1978705.story?track=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+latimes%2Fnews%2Flocal+%28L.A.+Times+-+California+%7C+Local+News%29>
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