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| More former felons finding jobs, staying out of trouble |
| By uticaod.com- Micaela Parker |
| Published: 12/28/2015 |
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Marie Villarreal isn’t going back. In 2012, the 37-year-old Utica resident was arrested for selling drugs in an attempt to support herself and her three children. Now, two years after her release, she’s maintained her position among the ranks of former convicts in the county who have been able to find employment. “I’ve been behaving,” she said. “I haven’t been doing anything besides trying to work and take care of my kids. Because of (my arrest) they had to go to live with my mom, I have to give up custody for a bit. I came home, did everything I needed to do. … Now that I got them, I’m not trying to go back to that path no more.” For prior felons, the highest factor of recidivism is the inability to find stable employment, said Patrick Cady, Oneida County Probation Department deputy director. In 2015 so far, the department boasts a 62 percent employment rate of individuals with felony convictions under its supervision. It’s something that’s been slightly increasing over the years. Read More. |
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