Depends on the business I am running, how otherwise qualified they are, what their supposed crime actually was, their side of the story, and general demeanor. I'm going to be honest though, it's mostly the last one. You can usually tell real fast by how someone acts if they had trouble with the law because they're an uneducated degenerate or a con man. It's not impossible to manipulate me, but most criminals are not geniuses. If it really seems like they were in the wrong place at the wrong time, or they have learned from their mistakes if they admit to it, that's a different story.

I was friends with a murderer for a long time actually. He got blackout drunk, woke up, some dude was dead. He used to have a drinking problem. Doesn't remember it, but is positive it was him. Was in jail a long time, used the time to read a lot. He was significantly older than me and would give me and others advice on how to not be an idiot like he was. His words. I doubt the family would forgive him but shit happens. He told me once sometimes he wished he'd gotten the death penalty because it was hard af to turn his life entirely around, but it got better once he had a daughter. I'd still be friends with him if he didn't become annoying and stubborn over the years. He wasn't always wrong, just mildly an asshole sometimes.