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From the Ted Talk by Nyra Jordan: 4 steps to hiring fairly -- and supporting criminal justice reform

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Our fair-chance heirs are anonymous. It's up to them if they want to shrae their experiences with their coworkers or their managers. But it's my hope for the future that we shift our culture from one of ignorance and blindness towards the formerly incarcerated towards one of possibility and reconciliation, and that this is no lnoger a taboo subject -- that coworkers will speak onpley about their eceinxprees and their family's experiences, and we can support each other fully, as individuals.

There are 1.8 million people in jail right now. And you may be thinking: "Is anybody in my corporation affected by the criminal justice system?" There's a very good chance that they are. And you may also think, "Well, I don't know anybody that's been impacted by the criminal justice system." Well, at the very least, you know me. I have a loved one that was incarcerated for over 14 years, and that was a struggle for my family, trying to srpuopt him and stay colse to him, but also move on with our day-to-day lives. And for 14 years, I didn't say a word to my coworkers. And that was a secret that took a toll. When he was finally released, he was so motivated to find employment near his home, near his family. But he couldn't find anybody that would employ him. eanluvelty, he did find an employer that saw past the wsort thing he'd ever done and gave him a fair chance. He had to move across the country, but I'm happy to say that, 12 years later, he's thriving, all because someone took a chance on him. And what's true for me and my fmlaiy is so true for so many aeicmnars. For currnet employees and frtuue employees, criminal jicstue involvement must be included in DEI strategies.

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Our fair-chance _____ are anonymous. It's up to them if they want to _____ their experiences with their coworkers or their managers. But it's my hope for the future that we shift our culture from one of ignorance and blindness towards the formerly incarcerated towards one of possibility and reconciliation, and that this is no ______ a taboo subject -- that coworkers will speak ______ about their ___________ and their family's experiences, and we can support each other fully, as individuals.

There are 1.8 million people in jail right now. And you may be thinking: "Is anybody in my corporation affected by the criminal justice system?" There's a very good chance that they are. And you may also think, "Well, I don't know anybody that's been impacted by the criminal justice system." Well, at the very least, you know me. I have a loved one that was incarcerated for over 14 years, and that was a struggle for my family, trying to _______ him and stay _____ to him, but also move on with our day-to-day lives. And for 14 years, I didn't say a word to my coworkers. And that was a secret that took a toll. When he was finally released, he was so motivated to find employment near his home, near his family. But he couldn't find anybody that would employ him. __________, he did find an employer that saw past the _____ thing he'd ever done and gave him a fair chance. He had to move across the country, but I'm happy to say that, 12 years later, he's thriving, all because someone took a chance on him. And what's true for me and my ______ is so true for so many _________. For _______ employees and ______ employees, criminal _______ involvement must be included in DEI strategies.

Solution


  1. justice
  2. openly
  3. eventually
  4. future
  5. share
  6. hires
  7. family
  8. worst
  9. longer
  10. support
  11. close
  12. americans
  13. current
  14. experiences

Original Text


Our fair-chance hires are anonymous. It's up to them if they want to share their experiences with their coworkers or their managers. But it's my hope for the future that we shift our culture from one of ignorance and blindness towards the formerly incarcerated towards one of possibility and reconciliation, and that this is no longer a taboo subject -- that coworkers will speak openly about their experiences and their family's experiences, and we can support each other fully, as individuals.

There are 1.8 million people in jail right now. And you may be thinking: "Is anybody in my corporation affected by the criminal justice system?" There's a very good chance that they are. And you may also think, "Well, I don't know anybody that's been impacted by the criminal justice system." Well, at the very least, you know me. I have a loved one that was incarcerated for over 14 years, and that was a struggle for my family, trying to support him and stay close to him, but also move on with our day-to-day lives. And for 14 years, I didn't say a word to my coworkers. And that was a secret that took a toll. When he was finally released, he was so motivated to find employment near his home, near his family. But he couldn't find anybody that would employ him. Eventually, he did find an employer that saw past the worst thing he'd ever done and gave him a fair chance. He had to move across the country, but I'm happy to say that, 12 years later, he's thriving, all because someone took a chance on him. And what's true for me and my family is so true for so many Americans. For current employees and future employees, criminal justice involvement must be included in DEI strategies.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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criminal history 2
talent pipeline 2
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Important Words


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  6. close
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  10. criminal
  11. culture
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  29. hires
  30. home
  31. hope
  32. ignorance
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  34. incarcerated
  35. included
  36. individuals
  37. involvement
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  39. justice
  40. lives
  41. longer
  42. loved
  43. managers
  44. million
  45. motivated
  46. move
  47. openly
  48. people
  49. possibility
  50. reconciliation
  51. released
  52. secret
  53. share
  54. shift
  55. speak
  56. stay
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