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Honest Jobs

Honest Jobs helps formerly incarcerated job seekers find employment and companies become second chance employers

Posted on October 26, 2021November 3, 2021 by Jails to Jobs

If you’re having trouble finding a job because of your record, check out Honest Jobs, a job search site that connects job seekers with felonies to second chance employers. Honest Jobs is a company that understands exactly where you’re coming […]

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How to learn your character strengths and use them to improve your life and your job search

Posted on October 12, 2021October 20, 2021 by Jails to Jobs

Just as taking an interest assessment can help you choose a job that you will enjoy, taking a character strength survey can help you focus on and improve the innate characteristics that make you who you are. Knowing yourself better […]

From Prison Cells to PhD

Apply to become a member of From Prison Cells to PhD’s next P2P program cohort and learn how to gain access to a college education

Posted on October 1, 2021October 2, 2021 by Jails to Jobs

From Prison Cells to PhD, a nonprofit organization dedicated to changing the lives of people with criminal convictions, is currently accepting applications for Cohort 23 of its Prison-to-Professionals (P2P) program. To qualify, candidates must be formerly incarcerated, have a criminal […]

Free tattoo removal services expand to Nebraska, thanks to Blanca Mejia and Generation Diamond

Posted on September 14, 2021September 15, 2021 by Jails to Jobs

Generation Diamond operates the only free or low-cost tattoo removal program in the state of Nebraska. And it’s run by Blanca Mejia, whose nonprofit organization provides a variety of services in addition to tattoo removal. A lawyer in Mexico, Blanca […]

The Manufacturing Institute helps employers establish second chance hiring practices

Posted on August 31, 2021September 3, 2021 by Jails to Jobs

In a partnership with philanthropic community Stand Together and with a $600,000 grant from the Charles Koch Institute, The Manufacturing Institute is working to expand second chance hiring among manufacturing companies. The organization is busy creating resources and will offer […]

Jeffrey Korzenik

Jeffrey Korzenik lays out a blueprint for second chance hiring in his new book

Posted on August 17, 2021September 2, 2021 by Jails to Jobs

In Untapped Talent: How Second Chance Hiring Works for Your Business and the Community, Jeffrey Korzenik, author and chief investment strategist of Fifth Third Bank, makes the case for hiring people who have criminal records. And he outlines strategies companies […]

prison pen pal

Become a prison pen pal and offer light into darkness

Posted on August 3, 2021March 1, 2022 by Jails to Jobs

Many people decide to establish a relationship with a prisoner by writing to them through a prison pen pal program or website. They do it for different reasons, and the experience gets mixed reviews. Some people say the prisoners are […]

occupational licensing

States continue to loosen occupational licensing law restrictions for those with criminal records

Posted on July 20, 2021July 22, 2021 by Jails to Jobs

Roughly one-quarter of the jobs in the U.S. require some type of occupational licensing, a number that has quadrupled since the 1950s. And many states deny those with criminal records a chance to obtain a license for various types of […]

Alicia Wells inspires others who’ve been incarcerated and addicted to succeed in life

Posted on July 6, 2021December 29, 2021 by Jails to Jobs

What can a former addict who was incarcerated teach others about success? Clearly a lot. Take Alicia Wells of South Bend, Ind., for example. Alicia became addicted to drugs after a series of surgeries related to sports injuries. And as […]

Kelly Services and HSRM surveys highlight the value of workers with criminal records

Posted on June 22, 2021July 14, 2021 by Jails to Jobs

Two new surveys, one by staffing firm Kelly Services and the other by SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management), confirm that the times – and attitudes toward workers with criminal records – are a changing. “Nearly one in three Americans […]

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