Trump: Former prisoners ‘getting a second chance’ thanks to tax cuts

Published June 29, 2018 5:46pm ET



President Trump said Friday that Republican tax cuts are helping former prison inmates successfully re-enter society, and said there’s “nothing like a great economy” to help ex-cons find work.

Trump, celebrating the six-month anniversary of tax cut legislation he signed in December, highlighted inmate re-entry after noting low rates of black and Hispanic joblessness.

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