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| An Ohio-based restaurant chain is building its fast-growing workforce with people often overlooked In the U.S., the unemployment rate among formerly incarcerated people is nearly five times higher than the general population, and college applicants with a former felony conviction are almost two and a half times more likely to be denied admission. Without equal access to employment or education, they can get stuck in a cycle of poverty and recidivism. Looking to help reverse this trend, Hot Chicken Takeover specifically hires people that may otherwise have trouble finding employment because of prior incarceration, drug addiction, or homelessness. Almost 40% of its 172 workers have come out of the justice system, and they’ve already expanded to seven locations — with three more on the way. → Read more |