Nonprofit Puts Ex-Cons to Work with Paid Apprenticeships as Machinists in California

Originally published on Good News Network

In a converted machine shop in southeastern San Diego, men who spent decades in prison are learning critical trade skills just weeks out of incarceration thanks to an inspirational nonprofit. Rise Up Industries has spent over a decade helping men metaphorically exchange their felony records into machinist certifications, joining a paid apprenticeship program with therapy and