At the institutional level prejudices put in place (loss of voting privilege, employment restrictions, etc.) may be removed immediately upon release, after a period of supervision, after compensating fees have been paid, some combination of these, or perhaps never. It varies widely from state to state and also is dependent on the nature of the offense. At the societal level most people are not concerned about what a person may have done in their past, provided the offense was not too horrible or given a knowledge of the person as a human before learning of their criminal past. It has been my experience that a criminal record in the USA is one of the most socially devastating things that can occur in your life as a citizen her.

manuals that cover concepts and algorithms. Programming references, language specific and generic, as well as analysis and design texts. Books with plenty of illustrations and diagrams as most prisoners will not have access to actual equipment they can open and tinker with. Having been there and done that I can say with great authority that there is very little job market in the USA for an ex-convict in the IT industry. This changes from generally true to absolutely true the higher in the organizational infrastructure you rise because of the fallout from 9-11 and the war on terror.