Opinion: ‘Reentry programs work - Memphis needs to invest in them’
Guest Columnist
Patience Lewis-Walker
Patience Lewis-Walker is the deputy executive director for the Center for Employment Opportunities covering for the South, Mid-Atlantic, Mountain Plains and Southern California.
“In Tennessee, more than 62,000 people are on parole, probation, or community supervision. In Shelby County alone, approximately 7,000 people are released from prison or jail every year. Most of them are ready to work and rebuild.”
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