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Ex-Inmate, His Boss and Correction Officers' Union Rep: 'We Wouldn't Be Here Without Federal Prison Industries'; Blast Hoekstra Bill's Half-Billion Pricetag, 5,000 Private Sector Layoffs.
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November 4, 2003
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- "I served 15 years in prison for bank robbery, but while in prison, two good things happened: I found Jesus Christ and I got a prison job with Federal Prison Industries, UNICOR. Jesus taught me I wasn't useless as a human being, and UNICOR taught me to make the most of the gifts God gave me," ex-inmate Demetrio ("Dino") Ricciardone told a Washington news conference at the National Press Club this morning.
Just two days after his release from prison, Dino told reporters, he had a job at the Long Island-based Power Connector company, where he now works as Product Manager. "Everything I learned at Federal Prison Industries had been in ...
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