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Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Ex-cons seek ‘second chance’ for housing, jobs in CT

HARTFORD — Tiheba Bain has dual bachelor’s degrees in Psychology and Women in Criminal Justice. But the 49-year-old Bridgeport resident was turned down for a job with a “second chance” agency working with those who were previously incarcerated because of her own criminal conviction. “I was recruited for the job, it sounded like the perfect opportunity in my field of criminal justice reform,” she said. “They called me back several times for interviews. But when they found out the violent nature of the crime, they dropped me.

from News https://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Ex-cons-seek-second-chance-for-housing-13647873.php

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