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Luxury To Forget

One in four people in the US has a criminal record; four in four have a criminal history. These are the stories of people who ‘got away with it.’ Doctors, lawyers, professors, students, police, and policymakers consider how life would be different had they been caught while examining race and class privilege.

Business owner: Sale of Controlled Substances
1 Jan 2014

Business owner: Sale of Controlled Substances

by admin | posted in: College Days, Luxury To Forget, No Record | 0

Very few of us have walked the perfect path. We all make errors in life. Hopefully, as we get older we make less

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Lifetime likelihood of imprisonment in the US
1 Jan 2014

Lifetime likelihood of imprisonment in the US

by admin | posted in: Graph, Luxury To Forget, No Record | 0

The lifetime likelihood of imprisonment for black men in America is one in three. For white women, it’s one in 111. These profound disparities cannot be explained by rates of offending.

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Youth Counselor: Criminal Damage to Property; Vandalism; Indecent Exposure; Sale and Possession of Controlled Substances
1 Jan 2014

Youth Counselor: Criminal Damage to Property; Vandalism; Indecent Exposure; Sale and Possession of Controlled Substances

by admin | posted in: College Days, Luxury To Forget, No Record, Teenage Years, The Color of Crime | 0

It wasn’t just the color of my skin – it was the neighborhood too.

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Licensed Counselor: Underage Drinking; Reckless Driving; Petty Misdemeanor Marijuana Possession; Criminal Damage to Property; Driving Under the Influence; Unauthorized Distribution of a Controlled Substance
1 Jan 2014

Licensed Counselor: Underage Drinking; Reckless Driving; Petty Misdemeanor Marijuana Possession; Criminal Damage to Property; Driving Under the Influence; Unauthorized Distribution of a Controlled Substance

by admin | posted in: Luxury To Forget, No Record, Uncategorized | 0

Kids do stupid things, and I was no exception.

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Attorney: Underage Drinking; Furnishing Alcohol to a Minor; Possession and Conspiracy to Sell Controlled Substances; Assault; Driving While Intoxicated; Child Endangerment
1 Jan 2014

Attorney: Underage Drinking; Furnishing Alcohol to a Minor; Possession and Conspiracy to Sell Controlled Substances; Assault; Driving While Intoxicated; Child Endangerment

by admin | posted in: College Days, Luxury To Forget, No Record | 0

I still mind-trip over that: it’s just pure luck that I wasn’t stopped the night I’d been drinking.

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Scholar: Possession of Controlled Substances
1 Jan 2014

Scholar: Possession of Controlled Substances

by admin | posted in: Luxury To Forget, No Record, The Color of Crime | 0

I would do it again: it was such an obvious and correct decision.

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Youth Counselor: Possession and Unlawful Distribution of Controlled Substances; Trespassing; Underage Consumption; Public Intoxication; Furnishing Alcohol to a Minor; Driving Under the Influence
24 Dec 2013

Youth Counselor: Possession and Unlawful Distribution of Controlled Substances; Trespassing; Underage Consumption; Public Intoxication; Furnishing Alcohol to a Minor; Driving Under the Influence

by admin | posted in: Luxury To Forget, No Record, Uncategorized | 0

I was reading the stories of people who were caught – and the consequences they’ve had to deal with – and wow. I am so so so lucky.

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Attorney: Sale of Controlled Substances
21 Dec 2013

Attorney: Sale of Controlled Substances

by admin | posted in: College Days, Luxury To Forget, No Record | 0

I can’t tell you how many background checks my name has been run through in the last year, but I can tell you how very relieved I am knowing that each time it will come back clean.

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Pediatrician: Arson, Criminal Damage to Property
19 Dec 2013

Pediatrician: Arson, Criminal Damage to Property

by admin | posted in: Luxury To Forget, No Record, Teenage Years | 0

I suppose there are a few felonies in my history, if I really think about it. But blowing up a state toilet is arson, and arsonists can’t work with kids.

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Social worker: Assault
18 Dec 2013

Social worker: Assault

by admin | posted in: Luxury To Forget, No Record, Teenage Years | 0

Feces, urine—the waste covered her.

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Corrections professional: Sale of controlled substances
18 Dec 2013

Corrections professional: Sale of controlled substances

by admin | posted in: Drunk + High, Luxury To Forget, No Record, The Color of Crime | 0

I think I just liked feeling different. I lacked any confidence, but when I altered my mind, it was bearable.

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Chief Financial and Operating Officer: Burglary
15 Dec 2013

Chief Financial and Operating Officer: Burglary

by admin | posted in: Luxury To Forget, No Record, Teenage Years | 0

Let’s just say I’m never going to be president.

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