Ex-Convicts – Page 2

‘Run With Joy and Love’

Markelle Taylor started running as part of the 1000 Mile Club in San Quentin State Prison. Now he’s returning as a mentor.

By Patricia Leigh Brown and Marlena Sloss

Markelle Taylor started running as part of the 1000 Mile Club in San Quentin State Prison. Now he’s returning as a mentor.

By Patricia Leigh Brown and Marlena Sloss

An estimated 60 percent of those leaving prison are unemployed a year later. But after a push for “second-chance hiring,” some programs show promise.

By Talmon Joseph Smith

Geopolitics forced an entrepreneur, Taylor Shupe, to bring jobs back from China. It’s helping sell his meme-inspired socks too.

By Peter S. Goodman