County ordinance to ‘ban the box’ is a sound investment
DeAndre Brown
Rev. DeAndre Brown is executive director of LifeLine to Success Inc., which works to help felons become productive citizens.
Giving a person who has a conviction a career is an investment, and that investment has a tremendous return. The dignity of work also serves as a deterrent to unacceptable behavior; it keeps a person on the right track.
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