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Michigan House passes legislation designed to help parolees find employment
By wkzo.com
Published: 05/01/2014

LANSING (WKZO) -- The Michigan House this week approved legislation designed to help parolees find employment and stay out of trouble.

The plan introduced by State Representative Klint Kesto, of Oakland County, would allow the Michigan Department of Corrections to issue a certificate of employability to parolees who are suitable and skilled candidates for employment once they're released from incarceration. Kesto says that, with a 78-percent unemployment rate among Michigan prison parolees, something's got to be done to help these people get jobs to help keep communities safe.

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