Posted on 06/27/2010 8:29:23 AM PDT by FromLori
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A local nonprofit organization is looking for ex-convicts to help clean up oil washing ashore in the Panhandle.
Operation New Hope, which helps men and women recently released from prison find work, has a new contract that allows it to help hundreds of ex-offenders get a second chance.
On Friday, instructors explained to a group of ex-offenders what to expect when they leave Sunday for Pensacola.
They have their gear, gloves and 40 hours of beach cleanup training under their belts.
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I think it’s great :)
What better way for these men and women to repay their debt to society and become gainfully employed. Kudos to New Hope.
I’m certain beachfront homeowners will welcome the imported crime wave with open arms.
If I had beach front property, I’d rent a maintainer, scrape it into piles and burn it.
I’m surprised most of them aren’t in Toronto right now wearing black.
well, they have plenty of work.
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Why do I keep hearing the theme of “oh brother, where art thou?
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