A growing number of healthcare facilities — including Johns Hopkins — are giving people with criminal records a second chance by matching them with hard-to-fill jobs, according to an article on the Philly.com website.
With unemployment falling and workers hard to find, healthcare facilities are hiring ex-offenders mainly into entry-level jobs in food service, janitorial services and housekeeping.
Studies show that employees with records stay in their jobs longer and are no more likely to commit workplace crimes than hires without them, the article said.
The Johns Hopkins health system doesn’t run a background check until after a conditional offer of employment is made. If there’s a problem, a former Baltimore police officer who works in the human resources department will review the applicant’s record.
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