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Kaitlyn Harger researches how visible tattoos affect recidivism

Posted on November 11, 2014July 31, 2019 by Jails to Jobs

It’s certainly no secret that visible tattoos can be an obstacle to success, whether in a job search or in one’s personal life. But they can also land ex-offenders back in prison faster than those who don’t have them. And we […]

New Career One Stop site provides help for ex-offender job seekers

Posted on October 29, 2014February 16, 2022 by Jails to Jobs

Career One Stop – sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration – has created Job Search Help for Ex-offenders, an excellent resource for anyone with a record who is looking for work. The site is basically […]

Root and Rebound guides employers in hiring the formerly incarcerated

Posted on October 23, 2014July 20, 2022 by Jails to Jobs

Root and Rebound, a Berkeley, Calif., based legal advocacy nonprofit organization, has published the Guide for California Employers: Hiring People With Criminal Records. Using a question-and-answer format, this 13-page guide lays out all the basics that California employers interested in […]

Oakland employer reaches out to hire ex-offenders

Posted on October 8, 2014July 14, 2021 by Jails to Jobs

Ashleigh McCullough, senior project manager of Telecom, Inc., is not your typical hiring manager. Far from it. And too bad more people aren’t like her – willing to give ex-offenders a second chance. Addicted to meth for five years, previously […]

Pre-apprenticeship programs provide career path entry

Posted on September 26, 2014November 17, 2021 by Jails to Jobs

The trades are said to be ex-offender friendly and not only provide solid wages and benefits but also offer a career path to follow. The best way to get into a trade is through an apprenticeship program, and the best way to […]

Chicago-area tattoo removal organization creates mobile unit

Posted on August 20, 2014May 8, 2019 by Jails to Jobs

Ink 180 of Oswego, Ill., has launched a mobile tattoo-removal unit. The unit, which consists of an RV and two retired ambulances, travels to sites around inner city Chicago on a weekly basis. Chris Baker, the organization’s founder, operates a […]

Illinois and New Hampshire laws aid victims of human trafficking

Posted on August 1, 2014July 31, 2019 by Jails to Jobs

New laws passed in recent months in Illinois and New Hampshire will help victims of human trafficking begin to mend themselves and get their lives back together. Many trafficked victims, especially those trafficked for sex, are tattooed with what looks […]

Survey shows companies look beyond criminal record in hiring

Posted on July 25, 2014July 20, 2022 by Jails to Jobs

While the thought of a background check is enough to make anyone with a record cringe, a recent survey of employers on the subject reveals some rather surprising results. The survey, The Unvarnished Truth: 2014 Top Trends in Employment Background […]

San Francisco Bay Area group delivers doula training program

Posted on July 11, 2014August 29, 2019 by Jails to Jobs

In a unique program that may be the only one of its type in the nation, The East Bay Community Birth Support Project is training formerly incarcerated women and women of color to become doulas. For the uninitiated, a doula […]

Clean Slate reveals secrets of how ex-felons can find jobs

Posted on June 11, 2014January 26, 2017 by Jails to Jobs

In his book “Clean Slate: 9 Secrets to Getting a Job, Even With a Felony,” Michael Lewiston, a convicted felon who served time in prison, gives some excellent advice in an easy-to-follow format that can be read and digested in […]

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