CrimLaw

"The notion of a nation where ex-offenders who have served their sentences can go on to productive lives has taken a beating since the states embraced punitive policies barring convicted felons from scores of jobs and professions, regardless of whether their crimes have any bearing on the work. These policies confine ex-offenders to society's margins, making it likely that they will return to the prisons, which are already filled with recidivists."

Yep, and as it becomes more and more acceptable to convict larger and larger percentages of our population for lesser and lesser offenses this shall become an ever greater problem.