Meet the nonprofit owner who developed an app to help people with felony records find jobs and housing

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Sterling Braden is taking on one of the toughest jobs in Ohio: helping people convicted of crimes start over. For four years, Braden has worked to connect convicted felons with job ... Read More

Falls Church company helps formerly incarcerated people find a job

Falls Church-based ViaPath, which uses tablet-based technology to provide vocational and educational training for people incarcerated in U.S. prisons, has taken its business one step further with a ... Read More

How a Jackson nonprofit started helping those once incarcerated find jobs

Richard Boykin works 10-hour days loading pallets of Pepsi products into trucks. Boykin was released from prison in June. He said having a job keeps him focused and is helping him rebuild his life. Read More

Out of prison, out of work: Fayetteville woman who's been there helps felons find jobs

Demetria Murphy is an activist, social worker, therapist, hairdresser and mother to a 9-year-old daughter. She's also a convicted felon. On Thursday in her Old Wilmington Road home, she said that ... Read More

Muncie sheriff's deputy helps convicted felons find jobs after serving time

MUNCIE, Ind. — Kenny West wants to stop generational crime. That’s why the Muncie sheriff’s deputy started “Second Chance Dads” four years ago — a program that helps find jobs for convicted felons ... Read More

NJ organization helps formerly incarcerated people get jobs

New Jersey Reentry Corporation’s annual conference was a celebration of people who are now putting prison behind them. People spoke at length about the need for formerly incarcerated people to get a ... Read More

‘More than a felon’: Cuyahoga County awards $12K to help 5 formerly incarcerated individuals with housing

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Lakiesha Smith returned home from prison in 2005, but said the barriers to successfully reentering society “just never seem to go away, no matter how good you’re doing.” Her criminal ... Read More

Newly proposed bill could make job hunting easier for formerly incarcerated people

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Experts say it can be more difficult for a formerly incarcerated person to find a job. "They often face what is legal and societal barriers that bar them from successfully ... Read More

Formerly incarcerated people get fresh start, second chance at Summit Academy OIC

Getting a fresh start isn’t always an easy road, but a North Minneapolis trade school has programs that can help. Summit Academy OIC, a career and technical education center, offers programs for those ... Read More