Before I go any further, I just want to state all of the following questions only apply toward people who have just been released from prison.

This question really has no personal relevance to me at all. I ended up reading close to 30-40 stories on this message board and it got me thinking: few people are going to give you a chance, P.O's will impede any efforts to rehabilitate yourselves, and you are labeled, so why not bend the rules a little bit (without breaking the law) to knock down these barriers?

I know in some states you have to disclose any previous convictions on a job application, but I know of states where you don't. So for those states that do not have that requirement, why not just lie about it? They may find out sure (they may not if you are lucky), but in that three month window you would have made 4x the amount of money you could have made working a menial job alone. I understand in this job market it may not be a realistic option, but having two jobs (one you lied to get and that pays more) plus a menial one should at least allow some sort of fallback if you get caught, right? Sure some people will say it is dishonest, but isn't it worse to kick somebody when they are down?

I mean think about it, 90% of the time you are only lying to people who would fire you at the drop of a hat or treat you as less than human.

Unless you are on parole ( where the officer will visit you on the job often) or on parole where the officer may check employment by letter or phone.

But people lie all the time about their education, about past jobs they head, about training they have and I am sure about their criminal status.

A lot of it will depend on what level of background check is done. My guess is that if it is not a entry level job, most places are going to do a criminal background check and a credit check befoe you are ever hired. So lying just gets you caught, unlike education where they lie about their degrees, criminal convictions or bankruptcy are easily found

Hi, aux!

People will give someone a chance if they're qualified for a position, legally able to hold it and are honest about what they've done in the past.

Thanks!