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Second Chance Hiring Network

Jails to Jobs creates Second Chance Employers Network

Posted on May 24, 2022May 14, 2022 by Jails to Jobs

Here at Jails to Jobs we get regular phone calls from companies asking how they can become second chance employers and hire workers who were formerly incarcerated. And we tell them that the best thing they can do is to […]

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 […]

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 […]

ONE/SECOND/SUIT

H&M offers free interview suit rental for men across the U.S. through ONE/SECOND/SUIT

Posted on May 25, 2021May 25, 2021 by Jails to Jobs

Can’t afford to buy a business suit for a job interview but want to look your best? Don’t worry. Multinational clothing retailer H&M can help you solve that problem with its ONE/SECOND/SUIT program. The company launched the ONE/SECOND/SUIT free men’s […]

Mary Wixson

Inspired employment search lands 59-year-old Mary Wixson a job

Posted on April 27, 2021March 30, 2021 by Jails to Jobs

It often just takes a bit of confidence to achieve success at finding a job. And for Mary Wixson, who lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, that confidence was rediscovered through reading our book, Jails to Jobs: Seven Steps […]

interest assessment

For greater success, start your job search with an interest assessment

Posted on August 18, 2020August 18, 2020 by Jails to Jobs

At Jails to Jobs we often talk to people who are coming out of prison or jail and are not sure what kind of work they’d like to do. Finding a job that matches a person’s interests may also be […]

turnaround packet

How formerly incarcerated job seekers can create a turnaround packet that will impress potential employers

Posted on May 12, 2020May 1, 2020 by Jails to Jobs

  One of the most important things those in reentry can do to help conduct a successful job search is to create a turnaround packet and the talk to go with it. And with people sheltering in place, there’s no […]

California pre-release tattoo removal

California expands funding for prison tattoo removal program

Posted on July 10, 2019July 9, 2019 by Jails to Jobs

California is spending $6.4 million to expand its pre-release tattoo removal program from two locations to 21 prisons and facilities across the state. The effort will take place over the next four years. The program began in 2018 at the […]

Jefferson Award

Drevno receives Jefferson Award for his work with Jails to Jobs tattoo removal program

Posted on January 31, 2019February 14, 2019 by Jails to Jobs

Mark Drevno, founder and executive director of Jails to Jobs, has received the Jefferson Award for Public Service for his work to help those leaving prison, ex-gang members and victims of human trafficking remove their visible anti-social tattoos. The award, […]

free clothing directory

Need free interview clothing? New Jails to Jobs online directory can help you find it

Posted on April 14, 2018March 1, 2021 by Jails to Jobs

Are you ready to look for a job but afraid you can’t come up with the money to buy the clothes you need to wear? Don’t let that stop you. Although for those in reentry, a new suit, dress or […]

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