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Formerly incarcerated resident urges Cuyahoga County Council to help returning citizens find work
Summary
Kenneth de France Griffin told the council he served 33 years in prison and has struggled to find employment since his release eight months ago; he credited a CEO reentry program and asked the council to support efforts to connect people leaving prison with jobs and allow him to speak in prisons to mentor others.
Kenneth de France Griffin, a man recently released from prison, told the Cuyahoga County Council on Tuesday that he faces barriers to employment despite completing a reentry program and now holding steady work.
Griffin said he served 33 years for murder and has been home eight months. "I was strung out on PCP, and I killed a young man. And I paid for that," he said. He described repeatedly losing job opportunities after disclosing his…
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