Inmate Turned College Graduate Interviews 10 Others Who Followed Similar Path
Omari Amili spent time in prison for bank fraud before earning three degrees, including a Master's Degree, from the University of...
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Melissa Dickerson
- Dec 8, 2020
- 1 min
Formerly Incarcerated Women Create a Co-Op Solution to Emergency Food Needs Caused by Pandemic
Chicago, Illinois: A recent study shows 44 percent of formerly incarcerated Black women are unemployed, compared to 18 percent of...
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Melissa Dickerson
- Dec 8, 2020
- 1 min
Exploring the Viscous Cycle of Incarceration and Homelessness
PBS News Hour explores the struggles that returning citizens face in finding housing after incarceration, which in turn prevents them...
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Melissa Dickerson
- Dec 8, 2020
- 1 min
North Carolina: "Inmates to Entrepreneurs" Helps Formerly Incarcerated Woman Find Steady Grounds
Claudia Shivers, a High Point, NC, resident, is building her coffee-roasting business after graduating from the "Inmates to...
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Melissa Dickerson
- Dec 7, 2020
- 1 min
After 23 Years in Prison, Returning Citizen Fights the Odds and the Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has upended the lives of all Americans but it’s been especially hard on individuals known as returning citizens...
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Harley Blakeman
- Dec 7, 2020
- 1 min
NEW YORK: Queens Public Library Kicks Off Week of Justice Reform Initiatives
The Queens Public Library in New York launched a week of programming to help formerly incarcerated patrons and their family members...
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Melissa Dickerson
- Nov 27, 2020
- 1 min
Montgomery County, MD, Expands "Ban the Box"
Earlier this month, Montgomery County, Maryland Council unanimously approved expansions to the existing Maryland “Ban the Box”...
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Melissa Dickerson
- Nov 26, 2020
- 1 min
From Inmate to Entrepreneur: Honest Jobs Founder Featured in Columbus Alive
“Before I was incarcerated, I had been a homeless teen for a couple of years. I was abusing drugs and alcohol really badly before I was...
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