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Thanks for the response ohmy. My cousin is concerned because he wants to get a good job, not the construction work he's in now. He has a BS degree in information systems and has worked for 8 years in IT. If he lands a job in an office as he's being offered right now and his parole officer comes in and starts asking his coworkers if he's staying away from gangs and drugs, the impression is that they have a drug user/seller and racketeer of some sort in their midsts. Only his work supervisor should have access to that info, right?
Let him finish out his supervision. Again, this may be a good way for him to grow up FAST.

Most jobs these days do require a background check, I would suggest that now is the time for your cousin to decide what he will tell future employers when he applies.

A conviction stays with you for life. Sure he can live a normal life, but he will realize in time that it will be more difficult then for people who never had to face this sort of thing.