{"id":84884,"date":"2023-01-05T19:46:14","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T00:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=84884"},"modified":"2023-01-05T19:46:14","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T00:46:14","slug":"employment-for-formerly-incarcerated-americans-poised-to-transform-an-industry-standtogether-org","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2023\/01\/05\/employment-for-formerly-incarcerated-americans-poised-to-transform-an-industry-standtogether-org\/","title":{"rendered":"Employment for formerly incarcerated Americans poised to transform an industry [standtogether.org]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/standtogether.org\/news\/freeworld-provides-employment-for-formerly-incarcerated\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Employment for formerly incarcerated Americans poised to transform an industry<\/strong> <\/a>&#8212; from standtogether.org<\/p>\n<p><em>Excerpt:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Jason Wang\u2019s worst moment came in his home driveway at age 15. While his mother watched in shock, he was arrested for aggravated robbery and began a four-year journey through the California prison system.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Jason had been on a path to prison his entire life: born into poverty, raised by an abusive father, and groomed by a gang. His arrest put the final nail in place to seal himself into a cycle of prison, recidivism, poverty, and hopelessness that defines generations of American families.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">But Jason\u2019s story didn\u2019t end in a downward spiral. Today, Jason is the head of a pioneering nonprofit called FreeWorld. His organization lifts people who have been in prison into successful careers and gives them the stabilizing support systems to experience healthy families and fulfilling work. FreeWorld is a model for reducing recidivism, improving public safety, and progressing towards a better future.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/standtogether.org\/news\/freeworld-provides-employment-for-formerly-incarcerated\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-84885 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IncarceratedToTransportation-Jan23.jpg\" alt=\"Employment for formerly incarcerated Americans poised to transform an industry\" width=\"931\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IncarceratedToTransportation-Jan23.jpg 931w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IncarceratedToTransportation-Jan23-150x139.jpg 150w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IncarceratedToTransportation-Jan23-768x713.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 931px) 100vw, 931px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>\u201cWe now serve 1,400 people all across the nation. We have a less than 2% recidivism rate and our graduates are now taking care of their families. They\u2019re eliminating all of their debt, they\u2019re tax-paying citizens, and we\u2019re saving the state and federal government millions of dollars in re-incarceration costs while keeping our communities safe.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Employment for formerly incarcerated Americans poised to transform an industry &#8212; from standtogether.org Excerpt: Jason Wang\u2019s worst moment came in his home driveway at age 15. While his mother watched in shock, he was arrested for aggravated robbery and began a four-year journey through the California prison system. 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