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TEDx: Hiring the Formerly Incarcerated Is Best for Your Team

4 years ago TEDx

“What if you were known for the worst mistake you ever made? What if that mistake haunted you in all aspects of your life, including ever being able to find a job? Shelley Winner details how she overcame the statistics stacked against her and is helping others do the same. This Talk was produced in…

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The surprising reason our correctional system doesn’t work | Brandon W. Mathews

6 years ago TEDx

I recently wrote a paper for my Political Science class called, “The Challenges of Reentry into Society by Ex-Felons: Pay Now or Pay a Lot More Later.” In it, I offered the case that ex-felons are doomed to a life of either recidivism, low wage dead ends, or addiction and homelessness. Yes, some go on…