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Second-chance hiring is a win-win for employers and communities

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Published April 29, 2021 10:00am ET
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Second-chance hiring is a win-win for employers and communities
In this May 6, 2020, file photo, Brandon Earl, right, helps David Lenus, a job seeker, fill out an application at a drive up job fair for Allied Universal during the coronavirus pandemic, in Gardena, Calif. Coronavirus restrictions in California have put millions of people out of work, increasing the state's unemployment rate earlier this year to levels not seen since the Great Depression. | (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

Few things are sadder than witnessing a person lose hope.

Hope is the belief that tomorrow will be better than today. It’s the chance to rebuild, to create a future that is not defined by the past. For the 650,000 people released from prison each year (more than 12,000 each week), hope is short-lived without opportunity.

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