For the 70 million-plus Americans living with criminal records, finding a job can be a Sisyphean task. Ex-offenders return to their communities in search of work only to find that many employers are reluctant to hire anyone with a rap sheet. Because they can’t find a job, many will end up back in prison. To […]
Manuel Madrid
Manuel Madrid is a Washington, D.C.–based freelance journalist and former Prospect writing fellow. His work has also appeared in Bolts magazine, the Miami New Times, and Caracas Chronicles.