Congress Needs to Invest in Returning Citizens
Date:  06-01-2022

The U.S. Spends $80 Billion On Prisons and Corrections but Only $100 Million on Reentry Employment training
From The Crime Report:

A little after five on frigid, dark Buffalo mornings, Audrey Mayo fires up her van to begin picking up her team for the 6:20 AM meeting to drive to Gamma North, a global major window contractor.

Because of various transportation schedules and the 40-minute commute, Mayo moves quickly and deliberately through her route to avoid long wait times in the cold and prompt arrival to the job.

Her passengers – all participants in the transitional job program at the Buffalo office of the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) – will clock in for their transitional jobs building window frames. Continue reading >>>