I hear you and know that feeling as I wrote on the previous page of this article with similar situation. Good to know I am not the only one who knows how this goes and what it is like.

TS
I worked at a place for 10 years and never had an issue. One day human resources showed up from corporate and asked me to meet them at the manager’s office. I was honest when hired about my charges so wasn’t sure what was going on. They said they were really sorry, but their insurance was not comfortable with the liability, so I was given a choice to quit or be fired. I chose fired because on probation if you quit you could get violated and I was honest with my probation office, and she actually found me a new job.

There are ban the box applications for a reason which is to give people a chance to move ahead regardless. Unless there are real security issues, personnel or property, the need to know ones criminal background is useless if it is not detrimental to the job at hand. Yes, there are those jobs one should not go back into if their crime stems from the job, e.g., an educator or coach. If HR and mgmt had spines, then they would address issues such as finding out afterward with the person and the staff on individual basis. Work performance should outweigh a conviction years in the past.

Preventing one from getting employment and keeping it once found is a leading cause to homelessness despite the efforts PFRs put in to get and keep employment. The govts need to realize they are the hurdle put in the way for the people to get back on their feet and be productive. Society will do what they are able to do by the laws put out there whether it prohibits or allows actions.

A lot of the denial has to do with insurance, business insurance, because no matter the risk level, the rates can be more expensive to employ a PFR. I was denied a job outright because of this as told to me by the company who wanted to hire me, but wouldn’t because of what their insurance company told them.

When the courts say the legislated intent of the registry is not punishment, they conveniently overlook the reality of the outcomes from it which society imposes using the law. They will look at other factors with other laws to correct them, but won’t on this one. RBG nailed it straight on when she opined as she did on it, but others did not care to hear what she had to say.

Debtor prisons were outlawed by the USG in 1833 and states followed the same afterwards.

Obvious

Pretty sad the only way to get away from the registry is to go somewhere you really never thought in a million years you would move to. And I suppose if you ever come back, you would be right back on the registry.
A few people on here have commented that they moved to another state and were able to be removed from that state with different rules. Not sure how one state can make it for life and others can allow people off. That in itself seems punishment, having different rules for the same registry.