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When he was just 15 years old, Jason Wang was arrested for aggravated robbery, a first-degree felony, which saw him sent to prison for 12 years.
Out of prison, Wang initially struggled to find work, and he wasn’t alone. Of the 77 million people in the US who have been incarcerated, well over half — 63% — are unemployed the first year out. The average salary of those who have been incarcerated is $11,000 a year.
It is a struggle Wang is trying to help others avoid as founder and CEO of FreeWorld, a nonprofit that wants to end recidivism and generational poverty by helping ex-cons find work as truck drivers. FreeWorld wants to ensure people released from prison no longer need to navigate that journey alone.
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When he was just 15 years old, Jason Wang was arrested for aggravated robbery, a first-degree felony, which saw him sent to prison for 12 years.
Out of prison, Wang initially struggled to find work, and he wasn’t alone. Of the 77 million people in the US who have been incarcerated, well over half — 63% — are unemployed the first year out. The average salary of those who have been incarcerated is $11,000 a year.
It is a struggle Wang is trying to help others avoid as founder and CEO of FreeWorld, a nonprofit that wants to end recidivism and generational poverty by helping ex-cons find work as truck drivers. FreeWorld wants to ensure people released from prison no longer need to navigate that journey alone.
For more stories, ideas, and advice from changemakers tackling our biggest challenges, subscribe to Stand Together ► youtube.com/standtogethercc
Watch more videos with advice from changemakers in Stand Together’s Insights from Nonprofit Leaders playlist ► youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF-0tjFMo6OJeyP8ag50opr81-srZjJlK
And visit Stand Together’s website to learn more ► standtogether.org
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