Manufacturers are finding that "returning citizens" can be highly motivated workers, according to an article by Adrienne M. Selko for Material Handling & Logistics.
The article details how Richard Palmer, CEO of Nehemiah Manufacturing in Cincinnati, talked to his friends at Procter & Gamble and took over manufacturing some of the brands they wanted to shed.
Palmer hired a former felon who worked out so well that now 90% of Palmer's 130 employees are returning citizens from prison.
The company brands itself as a second chance company, and it's mission is building brands, creating jobs and changing lives.