Returning Citizens: Life Beyond Incarceration

The Simple Dignity of Work (1x3)

Air date: Mar 15, 2024

Jeff Brown runs grocery stores in urban “food deserts,” neighborhoods where access to fresh, healthy food is in short supply. For his workforce, he turned to an unexpected labor population: ex-convicts who needed work in the communities that form his customer base. "In general, they are grateful for the chance… they just want to take care of themselves and their families,” says Brown.