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Federal Judge: Californians Who Fought Fires In Prison Can’t Become Career Firefighters
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The system totally totally isn't designed to keep the poor down.
I was going off of this:
But you're right, I guess expungement is not a guarantee but it is something.
And I did say
It's only a guarantee if you've got lawyer friends or the money to hire a pro. But then how does that benefit unemployed felons?
The guy I quoted is the co-founder of a non-profit.
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(from 2022)
Although my "not a guarantee" was with the context of a federal judge pushing back.
The article is from Feb 2021, though. Maybe something changed?