I Am a Convicted Felon

My story is too long and too indepth to go into but I am looking for felons like myself as a support group to help get through these day to day challenges and how to cope with the whispers and looks.

I am 25 yrs old ... I have no children and i am single. I have been all over the world I have over 5,000 community service hours . And i am a convicted felon. My life has be on pause for two years now. I have no money I wait tables and...

hi every one i have a petition to get the rights back for felons and need signatures . if you want to sign it go to my facebook and request to be freinds joe franklin vidor texas thanks

I am 19 years old, and I am not yet a felon, but I have 3 pending felonies of first degree murder, attempted armed robbery, and conspiracy to commit attempted AR. I am distraught because back in March, I was arrested before I could...

Recovery in the News
The land of 2d chances
Steve Bailey
The Boston Globe
October 10, 2007
WOBURN - Shelton Prince is one of my new heroes. Not that long ago he could have been one of my worst nightmares.
His is a story of redemption...

Telling myself that every day is as important as believing it.  Some days are easier than others but this gets me through the day.  I used to commit crimes to support a very expensive meth addiction, and every day I am reminded of...

im 27 years...im felony....i been good all my life.. wake up every morning and cant belive im a felony...i charge for credit card fraud...six felonies...one day..how do u move forward

In 2003 I violated probation, which I was on for a weed charge I didn't work with police so they decided to give me a tough judge in Orange county FL. On my way home while on probation I was pulled over for a headlight that went out...

but I might as well be. I currently have a felony and a misdemeanor pending on my record. I thought at the very least I could get another job and save money before I am actually convicted. But no, Every job I am applying to is treating...

I'm 20 years old, I have a 16 month old son and as of today I am a convicted felon. June of last year my boyfriend at the time's mother set me up, she had cops following us because she knew we were selling and using. Pretty ironic how I...

in 2002 i was convicted of 5th degree felony theft and 1st degree misdemeanor theft. i robbed my parents $1500 dollars cash on father's day, and snatched my "boyfriend's" mothers' purse which contained $110. i was smoking...

Not sure wat 2say.but my story is a long one.so I'll just say idid 3yrs in 1of the ruffest prisons in flordia..all because igot hookd on pills sooo bad it drove 2knock off more pharmacys than ican count.because of the choices imad withn...

I am a convicted felon. I was arrested 6 days before graduation from a major public university and charged with multiple felonies related to selling marijuana (I was found with 40,000 cash and 2lbs. marijuana, plus paraphernalia). The...

I am a 40 year old mother of three that has been convicted of a felony DUI.  i had never been in trouble before in my life and now every time I turn around it seems like thats all I find.  I cant find a job because of this and because...

Hi, I am a convicted felon, when i was a lot younger i made many mistakes all drug related. i wont get into my childhood or try to lay blame anywhere other than with myself. However, my last felony conviction was 7 years ago and i guess...

I wasn't ever going to do this because I was just too ashamed and embarrassed. However I have come to the decision to not only share my story, but perhaps write a book someday, and really share my story, and hopefully help others.

Here...

All our lives are multi-faceted like a gemstone but when we become a felon, we cease to be human.  The system in place is designed to keep us down and contributes to the recidivism rates.
I was convicted in 1996 of trafficking in...

i was convicted of conspiracy to deliver meth back in march of 2010, when i was 4 months pregnant with my son. I have been through alot and seriously feel like i have grown alot since then. sadly society does not see it that way and i...

I had dreams just like yours...to be successful, financially comfortable, and to leave a legacy for my child.  I involved myself in a real estate business with some partners I did not know well.  Little did I know that they...

The stigma really sucks! I am a felon for life now. Even after my first one 8 years ago I was told I would get that expunged after 10 years but I never made it more that 7 years before I caught my 2nd felony for the same charge...