“It is rough for anybody just getting out if they don’t have programs like [the job fair] that help them get back on their feet because everywhere I went [when I first got out], that was the problem. You got stuff on your record …”

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“It is rough for anybody just getting out if they don’t have programs like [the job fair] that help them get back on their feet because everywhere I went [when I first got out], that was the problem. You got stuff on your record …”

Edward Cargill, who served about five years in prison during a Second Chance Hiring Fair at the Boutwell in a March 22 story that appeared on BirminghamTimes.com

Source: The Birmingham Times

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