In that particular instance, State law prohibits it. There are barriers, hundreds of them, to the successful re-entry of these individuals because many people have thought that the best way to handle crime was to have the most severe punishment for individuals that they could come up with. And many of those laws are still lingering on the books in many States throughout the Nation, and they too need to be revisited.
Discussing barriers to re-entry for individuals with criminal records.
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