The Obama administration announced a series of programs Friday aimed at helping people with criminal records find jobs and gain an education, the administration’s latest effort to help reduce recidivism.
“People with a criminal record have unlimited potential,” Labor Department Secretary Thomas Perez told reporters on a conference call. “The criminal justice system can affect all of us … And we’re squandering people with a criminal record by not giving them a second chance.”
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