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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
imageFormerly incarcerated entrepreneur Coss Marte speaks at a conference in 2015.Brad Barket/Getty Images for WIREDimageCC 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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