Summary: Keith Evans served over four years of a ten-year sentence for selling heroin. He's back out and looking for a job in Baltimore. In this piece, he tells his story about trying to get a "second chance" and become "a citizen again." Then-Every year thousands of ex-offenders return to Baltimore City. Often, their convictions make the first impression, and underlying educational and employment disparities disqualify them from a competitive workforce. We examine the barriers that confront those with criminal convictions as they transition from 'ex-offender' to 'employee.' Plus-Is it possible to get a clean slate as an ex-offender? Should you be able to? Tom Hall talks with a public defender and a re-entry advocate about expungement and shielding laws in Maryland.
