Mayor: It’s our duty to help ex-offenders reenter the workforce

By , Guest Columnist Updated: June 07, 2019 2:18 PM CT | Published: June 02, 2019 2:17 PM CT
Guest Columnist

Jim Strickland

Jim Strickland is mayor of Memphis.

Having a criminal record can be a tough barrier to workforce entry, and we don’t want a lack of funds to be the barrier between getting a job or going back to a life of crime.

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