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 […]
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For greater success, start your job search with an interest assessment
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 […]
How formerly incarcerated job seekers can create a turnaround packet that will impress potential employers
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 expands funding for prison tattoo removal program
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 […]
Drevno receives Jefferson Award for his work with Jails to Jobs tattoo removal program
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, […]
Need free interview clothing? New Jails to Jobs online directory can help you find it
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 […]
Former inmate Alicia Brown develops empowerment program to help those in reentry succeed
Alicia Brown, a former Indiana inmate, is using our book Jails to Jobs: Seven Steps to Becoming Employed as part of an empowerment workshop she’s created to help those in prison succeed when released. She developed her seminar series F.A.N.S […]
Jails to Jobs offers its job search book free to prison and jail schools and reentry programs nationwide
Over the past two years, Jails to Jobs has given a free copy of its book, Jails to Jobs: Seven Steps to Becoming Employed, to every jail library in California and to many libraries in prisons and jails across the […]
Donate your used tattoo removal laser device to Jails to Jobs
Are you a dermatologist, plastic surgeon, hospital, tattoo artist or anyone else who provides tattoo removal treatments? Are you planning to replace your tattoo removal laser device with a newer model? If so, consider donating your device to Jails to […]
Redemption Ink partners with Jails to Jobs to get more tattoo shops involved with tattoo removal
Southside Tattoo of Baltimore launched Redemption Ink, a free tattoo cover-up program for hate and gang-related tattoos, in January. And it’s working with Jails to Jobs to refer potential clients in other parts of the country to free or low-cost […]