> 1. people who very few employers would hire for remote work due to their criminal history.

Putting aside the widespread reflexive discrimination against "criminals", I would think that most people in prison who someone might think twice about hiring due to their criminal history would get a second look if it was for a remote job.

Someone working remotely can't rob or murder you, nor can they try to sell you drugs without a much more elaborate setup.

Seems to me the only kinds of people in prison that most employers might justly hesitate to hire for a remote job are white-collar criminals.

They can still do real damage. When hiring criminals be prepared for them to act like criminals.

https://www.corrections1.com/investigations/ga-inmate-accuse...

https://www.wltx.com/article/news/crime/south-carolina-inmat...