Do we want people to redeem themselves or we do want to keep them behind bars?
People need to be evaluated on a case by a case basis not on what’s on a sheet of paper.
OK, so we give some (all ?) of them a 2nd chance.
Please share your penetrating insight with us so that we may predict which will likely resume their criminal activities and which won't?
What are the criteria of your "case by case" evaluation and how will they make us safe?
One has to look at how an ex-con did his time in prison, how long was the offense, whether he has an stable ties in the community, who his friends and associates are and so forth.
Every person has to be judged on their own merits because every set of facts and circumstances are different. An employer just can’t look at your record and say, sorry we don’t hire ex-cons. He has to show there is reason you will re-offend again in the future.
For people discharged from prison, rebuilding their lives is a Catch-22.