14 Ex-offenders become certified paralegals

PHILADELPHIA (Special to the NNPA from the Philadelphia Tribune) - Their debt to society paid, 14 newly certified paralegals, all ex-offenders, received their diplomas at a ceremony at City Hall last week. The class of 2009, graduates from the Center for Community Education at Eastern University, was the first class in a program designed to help ex-offenders find jobs.

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