Many of the 7 million Californians with a prior arrest or conviction likely can relate to Sandra Johnson’s job hunting experience nearly a decade ago. On every employment application, she checked a box that inquired about criminal history. “It was terribly hard,” the 59-year-old mother and grandmother said of the months she spent seeking work after completing a San Francisco drug treatment program.
Ex-inmates Behind Push For California Employers To ‘ban The Box’
By Lee Romney, CALmatters, The Record (Stockton)
Wed, 10/18/2017 - 4:26pm
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Topics: California San Joaquin County Stockton
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