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Biden Helps Foreign Workers 

February 28, 2022 by George Franco

The White House South View

President Joe Biden has unveiled a social policy and climate change bill that includes an immigration provision that could help millions of families … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Immigration, News Briefs, Recently Posted Tagged With: employers, green card, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Jobs Options for the Formerly Incarcerated

February 28, 2022 by Joshua Strange

Significant job opportunities are available to the formerly incarcerated, says reentry teacher Philip Leonida. He has been teaching San Quentin’s … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Money, Re-Entry, Recently Posted Tagged With: employers, Prison to Employment Connection

Firefighters can now get jobs after passing of AB2147

December 31, 2020 by Timothy Hicks

The dream of incarcerated fire-fighting heroes to pursue careers as professional firefighters upon their release from prison became reality when … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal, Re-Entry Tagged With: employers, firefighter, Reentry

Several new policies to help hire formerly incarcerated

June 11, 2018 by San Quentin News Staff

A female offender learns job skills at one of two new tech facilities

In spite of the negative stigma of a felony conviction, new policies developed by local, state and federal officials will encourage employers to hire … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal, Prison Programs Tagged With: Ban the Box, BTB, certificate of rehabilitation, CoR, employers, ex-offenders, RAND, Work Opportunity Tax Credit, WOTC

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