Antonio Reza JD ’22 wrote an post for the ABA for Law Students “Before the Bar” blog about how we’re all bigger than our worst mistake. Read the post.
It is statistically proven that after 5 years without re-offending, the recidivism rates are extraordinarily low for a formerly incarcerated person. Shouldn’t that be the benchmark then for society to exchange the master status ascribed to that person from “ex-convict” to “regular citizen” or some other current attribute they may have? If not, what should that benchmark be?
