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There's one phrase that makes the whole thing very important : "In April, ABC News reported that none of the prisoners who had gone through the program had retu
by Zarathust 9y ago
There's one phrase that makes the whole thing very important : "In April, ABC News reported that none of the prisoners who had gone through the program had returned to prison since being released.". It is, imo, the only thing that really matters in the end
- aaron-lebo 9y agoIt's likely that former criminals get back into crime because they can't make a living, so they go back into something more lucrative and they have experience with. Coding is incredibly lucrative, so problem solved? Wonder how they are getting jobs though. The number of jobs hiring those without university experience (and practical experience) and a criminal record can't be substantial. Probably job placement which is possible because it's a small program they really want to work. The actual website is very media friendly, but numbers are lacking.
- eropple 9y agoI've noticed that software gigs tend to be a lot more reasonable about the felony checkbox. Not in banking/medical/other regulated areas, and usually towards white folks (which addresses some cultural stuff), but in general.
- artorias 9y agoI for one totally love the idea of flooding the market with sub par programmers with felonies in their backgrounds, it'll make for really interesting office politics.