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From the Big House to the workplace08 Sep 2010 09:10 am
Getting hired - Job opportunities - Education/training/mentors - Ex cons 
Attempted murderer. Armed robber. Two decades in the notorious San Quentin State Prison.
These are difficult circumstance to emerge from and become a productive member of society. Who would bet on such a man? Maybe Johnny Cash, but would you?
But by all accounts, Randall Countryman of Chula Vista, CA, appears to be beating the odds, even though he walked out of jail “a wiser, weaker man,” as Cash sang it.
I wrote about him, and other excons earlier this year, in a story about the difficulties ex-offenders face finding jobs when they leave prison. His outlook did not look good. (more…)