To Be Good Employees, the Formerly Incarcerated Must First Become Bosses [TheMarshallProject.org]

Samantha Sangenito 7/18/174:00 AM

UPON THEIR RELEASE, formerly incarcerated men and women don’t just need jobs — they need to believe that they have something to offer employers. I know this firsthand as someone who taught career development in prison, and who spent a decade behind bars.

I served 10 years, two months and seven days in the New York corrections system for my role in a violent robbery attempt. Arrested just two days before my 20th birthday, I came of age in prison. Ironically, it’s also where I began my career as a writer and advocate.

[For more of this story, written by Marlon Peterson, go to https://www.themarshallproject...me-bosses#.B1m23QGLz]

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