Government officials in Amherst, VA can now require employers to fire ex-cons
There used to be the notion in this country that after a person was released from prison they had "paid there debt to society" and should therefore be able to go on with there life.  How did we get to a place where no one seems to believe this anymore ?<p>I would think that a punishment for a crime that includes forced destitution for life independently of the nature of the crime would be considered cruel and unusual.  But the Bill of Rights doesn't seem to be taken seriously anymore either.