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Got a criminal record? Will hire: Businesses pledge to give formerly incarcerated a chance

March 19, 2019 · Featured in USA Today

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Michael Clark got out of jail in 2013. But he arguably got his first true taste of freedom when he landed a full-time job.

“Just having something positive to do is very important,’’ says Clark, who once dealt drugs. The 24-year-old said that earning $20 an hour doing construction work has enabled him to get his own apartment in Brooklyn.

But finding a job took years.

“They had those questions, and I just used to check ‘yeah’ because I wanted to be honest about the situation,’’ he said about queries regarding whether he had previously been convicted of a crime. “I applied everywhere, and I didn’t hear back at all. So it was really difficult for me…trying to survive.’’

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