Although I am happily employed by a wonderful company, not many of my fellow felon brothers and sisters can say the same thing. While researching photos for work (I am a graphic designer putting together a presentation), I came across this thought provoking article:
https://talkpoverty.org/2016/04/28/how-criminalizing-unemployment-creates-bad-jobs/
It took me almost 200 applications to obtain employment. Even then, I had to go above and beyond to convince my employer to trust me. I am one of the lucky ones and I am very grateful.