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Nah, we had the "Have you been convicted of a felony in the past 7 years" job application question in the 80's. And background checks were accessible.

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A year in jail doesn’t necessarily mean a felony conviction.

https://lawful.com/articles/misdemeanors

Not at all the same. You didn’t have central databases for HR or apartment property management, background checks for cellphones, lots of interstate data connected with your PII.

I’m not sure if you’re kidding.

> Last century, a year in jail ended after the year.

Yes I am seriously refuting your prior statement. Not saying things are identical; I am saying a jail term didn’t disappear for part of the last century,

You are correct in that the statement was overbroad, but clearly there is a difference in the volume of information now from the 1980s, when mandatory sentencing became law.

I used it to illustrate the point I have made about the effects of the trend.

Glad you understood that.

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