- Target:
- atlanta georgia
- Region:
- United States of America
In a world of technology it is increasingly difficult to find a job with a felony. It is understood when a murder has been committed or perhaps an assault against another human being.
However, there are those felonies that are nonviolent and a person should not have to pay for life. America is the only country in the world that holds a felony against a person for life.
It is down right inhuman to make a person wait five years after a five or ten years sentence for a nonviolent crime in order to be pardoned. I believe the real reason has to do with paperwork and not human rights.
People with felonies need to provide for their families just like anyone else and as a United States citizen deserve more from their government after there life has changed.
I spoke to Pardons and Parole and they told me, "They changed the laws of expungement because people kept coming back (recidivism)". I say that people do change, and we do deserve a chance to a productive life once again.
We want to allow those of us who make a difference and have indeed changed our lives to expunge our felonies and get on with living. We have already paid for our crimes.
The right to vote does not pay the bills..We need the lawmakers to take a good look at what they have done.
Read What Georgia Law States:
your record cannot be expunged, you may be eligible for a pardon.
If you are granted a pardon, it will be placed on your criminal record. The pardon is supposed to help prevent your crime(s) from being held against you.
Georgia can only grant a pardon for State of Georgia convictions. So if you have convictions from another state, or on federal charges, Georgia cannot pardon them.
If you are not eligible for an expungement ( you plead guilty or were convicted) you can apply for a pardon:
To qualify for a pardon, you must have:
1. Completed all your sentences at least 5 years ago;
2. Lived a law-abiding life for at least 5 years;
3. Have no other criminal charges pending against you; and
4. Have no unpaid fines.
That is at least five years after you have served your time or completed whatever sentence was handed down.
In the meantime what do you do about employment? or supporting you family?
Could this be why there is so much recidivism?
Please allow the expungement of nonviolent crimes in Atlanta Georgia.
The price that is being paid is too high and people who have changed their lives, cannot find employment even after they have done their time. It is truly unfair and this needs to change now.
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The Expungement of all nonviolent felonies in Georgia petition to atlanta georgia was written by tevis and is in the category Civil Rights at GoPetition.