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Fair Chance Champions: Virgin Partners with Televerde to Empower Justice-Involved Women
In an inspiring collaboration, Virgin has joined forces with Televerde to create more opportunities for justice-involved women.

Melissa Dickerson
Mar 26, 20252 min read


Beyond the Whole Pie: Understanding the Full Impact of the Criminal Legal System
Mass incarceration affects far more than just the 2 million people currently behind bars.

Melissa Dickerson
Mar 17, 20253 min read


Fair Chance vs. Second Chance: Why Honest Jobs Advocates for Fairness
When discussing employment opportunities for justice-involved individuals, two common terms arise: "Fair Chance" and "Second Chance." ...

Melissa Dickerson
Mar 12, 20252 min read


Creating Inclusive Job Posts to Attract Justice-Involved Applicants
At Honest Jobs, we regularly hear from job seekers who reach out frustrated and discouraged when they see job postings on our site that...

Melissa Dickerson
Mar 10, 20253 min read


Why Do Employers Hire People with Criminal Records?
Fair chance hiring is a practice where employers give opportunities to individuals with criminal records to find employment.

Melissa Dickerson
Jul 31, 20242 min read


Empower Your Workforce with Honest Jobs: Embrace Fair Chance Hiring
Fair chance hiring is a powerful approach that not only broadens your talent pool but also fosters a more equitable society.

Melissa Dickerson
Jul 21, 20243 min read


Slack's Next Chapter Program changes lives through fair chance employment
Statistics that can't be ignored “States and the federal government spend $48 billion annually on prisons, and the prison investments are growing faster than state investment in colleges and universities”. Moreover, “an estimated $87 billion in gross domestic product is lost to the U.S. economy each year because of incarceration. And yet more than half of the 600,000 people released from prisons and jails every year will end up back behind bars. The biggest factor? They can’t

Melissa Dickerson
Jun 15, 20213 min read
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