Theres a tax credit of $2,400 to bond [former inmates] that an employer would get for hiring a convicted felon. Theres a federal bonding program -- you can get $5,000 to $25,000 in federal money to hire a convicted felon. And theres federal grants for felons to set up their own small businesses.
Executive director, Alliance for Safe Communities
a radio interview
Subjects: civil-rights,crime,criminal-justice,economy,poverty,public-safety,workersSpeaker: carolyn-medeirosSpeaker Job Title: Executive director, Alliance for Safe CommunitiesParty affiliation: newsmaker