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A second chance: Partnerships with Howard County Work Release help incarcerated find jobs

Wednesday, February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023, Kokomo Tribune, By James Bennett III, © 2023 Kokomo Tribune, Photo/Tim Bath, Kokomo Tribune

Things looked bleak for Michael Paul's future when he was arrested in 2018 for low-level felony charges for selling drugs and criminal confinement. As he put it, he had been going "full throttle" at the time...
A second chance: Partnerships with Howard County Work Release help incarcerated find jobs

SECOND CHANCE: PARTNERSHIPS WITH HOWARD COUNTY WORK RELEASE HELP INCARCERATED FIND JOBS

By James Bennett III, February 22, 2023, Kokomo Tribune, © 2023 Kokomo Tribune, Photo/Tim Bath, Kokomo Tribune

 

Things looked bleak for Michael Paul’s future when he was arrested in 2018 for low-level felony charges for selling drugs and criminal confinement. As he put it, he had been going “full throttle” at the time.

But instead of serving his sentences in prison, he was allowed to join a re-entry program. As one of the requirements, Paul had to serve in the Howard County work-release program.

He was nervous entering the program. His license was suspended due to the felony charges, and he still had to worry about financially supporting his children.

For more, please visit: https://www.kokomotribune.com/news/local_news/a-second-chance-partnerships-with-howard-county-work-release-help-incarcerated-find-jobs/article_32b5c346-b235-11ed-bd2b-d77762ab1df7.html.

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