tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post2904797552324904705..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Travis County sponsors in-jail job fairGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-50869971977346149602009-10-29T00:10:19.946-05:002009-10-29T00:10:19.946-05:00Hi, if you need to succeed in life you have to imp...Hi, if you need to succeed in life you have to improve your skills to a maximum level. There are lots of <a href="http://www.usjobcareer.com" rel="nofollow">jobs in Noida</a>, and one can get placed with high salary. Interested persons can visit usjobcareer.com and utilize the opportunities.Padmanabannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-49258689920527056362009-09-10T19:53:10.729-05:002009-09-10T19:53:10.729-05:00Your friendly neighborhood bondsman agrees with gr...Your friendly neighborhood bondsman agrees with grits. (100%)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-50208347755094794292009-09-10T17:16:36.601-05:002009-09-10T17:16:36.601-05:00FWIW Jennie and Sugarbear, the county last year pa...FWIW Jennie and Sugarbear, the county last year passed a <a href="http://gritsforbreakfast.blogspot.com/2008/04/proposal-to-ban-box-passed-by-travis.html" rel="nofollow">"ban the box" measure</a>. where they no longer ask about criminal history on the front end of the hiring process. (The city has made noise in that regard but I don't believe they've acted on it yet.) And both Goodwill and the Iron Lion group are obviously employing people.<br /><br />Clearly everybody who sends reps to that job fair knows what kind of employees they're soliciting. Why would they go if nobody intended to hire? Most inmates have jobs when they go to jail and it's harmful to public safety if they can't get employment when they leave.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-75608863292708731002009-09-10T14:43:55.974-05:002009-09-10T14:43:55.974-05:00Unfortunately Jennie is right. While there are a ...Unfortunately Jennie is right. While there are a lot of hugs and kisses for this move, the proof is in the pudding. Just how many ex-cons are going to be hired by the city - or anyone else for that matter? In this job market who is going to hire an ex-con over someone without a record? If you have two similar applicants and one has something as simple as a DWI (which can't be deferred or expunged) who gets the call? It'll be interesting to see if anyone bothers to trumpet the actual results of this plan - since that might not be quite as satisfying as being called "smart and innovative" for just spending tax dollars. <br /><br />I've got a plan to raise the self-esteem of Travis County inmates through deep-breathing exercises and self-realization techniques. All I need is the same budget used for this job fair and I'll even throw in a Yanni CD for every student.<br /><br />-Sugabear-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-14160895994989435122009-09-10T13:32:00.600-05:002009-09-10T13:32:00.600-05:00What a crock! Like the city or county will hire s...What a crock! Like the city or county will hire someone who has been in jail. The really sad part is that if you can't back a background check they won't hire you. Be realistic - offer more incentives for companies to hire people who have served their time. Quit making them serve time for the rest of their life!Jennie Noonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-9718863989891704512009-09-10T11:41:04.311-05:002009-09-10T11:41:04.311-05:00Actually part of the problem with excessive pre-tr...Actually part of the problem with excessive pre-trial jail is keeping people there tends to get them fired from their existing job...Karonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-13425517912230730482009-09-10T11:39:36.388-05:002009-09-10T11:39:36.388-05:00Dang why didn't someone think of this 50 years...Dang why didn't someone think of this 50 years ago!Karonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-79346091838253822872009-09-10T10:17:10.541-05:002009-09-10T10:17:10.541-05:00I am amazed. It looks like the people of Travis Co...I am amazed. It looks like the people of Travis County have found some true public servants. I can imagine the hilarity the good ole boys in Harris County would derive from such a suggestion, however.Mark #1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-48554288756370271422009-09-10T09:46:10.695-05:002009-09-10T09:46:10.695-05:00A few frequent fliers in jail take up a large prop...A few frequent fliers in jail take up a large proportion of bed days and cost a fortune. These folks may have very limited potential for stable employment. However, frequent fliers are not the majority of those who end up in jail and most of these folks have a strong potential for stable employment if given a chance to demonstrate that they can be good employees. <br /><br />In-Prison Job Fairs are not uncommon and help link residents with potential employers. What is uncommon is an In-Jail Job Fair. This is visionary and recognizes that people can and do change but they often need a helping hand - to overcome the barriers that a criminal record present when formerly incarcerated people try to rebuild their lives. <br /><br />Sheriff Hamilton is a wise and prudent public official who recognizes that this population needs a helping hand in rebuilding their lives.<br /><br />This is terrific to see in Texas and provides a model of what can be done for other Counties.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-78678848361050712692009-09-10T09:05:57.702-05:002009-09-10T09:05:57.702-05:00An outstanding, smart, innovative, positive, thoug...An outstanding, smart, innovative, positive, thoughtful and proactive Sheriff’s Department is apparently hard at work in Travis County. <br /><br />Stuff like this makes me want to watch an old re-run of Andy and Barney doing it the old fashion way.<br /><br />It would have been worth a trillion dollars if a couple of oil companies could have been there looking for a few thousand employees. <br /><br />Maybe Sheriff Hamilton should consider running for President; he could appoint Lucy Borrego to be a Czar or an Ambassador of good will or Knight her, or maybe he might just roll up his sleeves and tell the Senate and Congress this is why you folks got elected to office and I expect to see everyone here on time tomorrow and the next day and the day after that. <br /><br />Who knows somebody who is actually thinking of ways to solve problems might make them shake hands and insist that they all work together because they don’t serve Texan’s and Californian’s and New Yorker’s and Nebraskan’s, he might just tell them that they serve the American people.<br /><br />Hamilton for President, “There’s a new Sheriff in town” I think it has a pretty good ring to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com