AdvertisementFormer Inmates Are Getting Jobs As Employers Ignore Stigma In Bright EconomyPlay05:43Download AudioMay 23, 2019Jasmine GarsdfacebookEmailIchard Oden completed woodworking classes through the Vocational Village program at a correctional facility in Jackson, Mich. Less than a month after his release, he began working for a construction company. (Elaine Cromie for NPR)