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Huge numbers of the formerly incarcerated are unemployed, but there are some promising solutions

  • Written by Kymberly Byrd, Ph.D. Candidate, Community Research and Action, Vanderbilt University
Huge numbers of the formerly incarcerated are unemployed, but there are some promising solutionsFormerly incarcerated entrepreneur Coss Marte speaks at a conference in 2015.Brad Barket/Getty Images for WIREDHuge numbers of the formerly incarcerated are unemployed, but there are some promising solutionsCC BY-NC-ND

People who have been incarcerated face major challenges finding work after their release. About 45% of formerly incarcerated Americans were unemployed one year after leaving prison, according to a multiyear study the Brookings...

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