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Contributed commentary by Savannah Quintero, Reentry Project director at Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands.
It’s very likely that you know someone with a criminal charge on their record. One in three U.S. adults — around 77 million people — has a previous incarceration, conviction or arrest…