Press Release: President Obama Re-entry and Employment for People with Felonies Last Friday President Obama invited a group of rappers and musicians including Chance The Rapper, Nicki Minaj, DJ Khaled, Alicia Keys, Rick Ross, Busta Rhymes, Pusha T, Janelle Monáe, Timbaland, Ludacris, J. Cole, and Wale to the White House to discuss criminal justice reform and support programs designed to help young men of color. Last month I met an older male at the job expo event that was released from prison after serving 21 years for armed robbery. He approached the registration table with a glazed look on this face uncertain of what to do, unsure of his next step beyond arrival – carrying a skills assessment test provided by the Department of Corrections with instructions to obtain employment in the top five career fields nursing, engineering, insurance, social work and sales. Many people with criminal backgrounds are instructed by parole/probation officers to ask employers ...
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