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Over the 9-part series, the ex-cons go through a series of tough and revealing challenges, that test, demonstrate and improve their natural abilities, and expose their character flaws, gradually moving them away from their illegal past and ever closer to a legal enterprise of their own.

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The Redemption Effect: Businesses & Hiring Ex-Cons

So what will life be like after Redemption Inc? For the participants on the show, and for ex-cons in general, it probably won't be easy. Anyone getting out of prison faces some pretty daunting barriers, the biggest of which is...

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Employment Barrier #7: Stigma and Attitudes

Life out of prison as an ex-offender often begins with another daunting sentence -- the burden of having to bear the stigma of a criminal past. St. Leonard's Society of Toronto Crossroads employment services contacts companies inquiring about their openness...

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Employment Barrier #6: Reputation Risk

Even without restrictive hiring policies, companies may be reluctant to take on a new employee with a dicey record due to fears of how that might damage the business's image. A company can be deemed liable for a crime committed...

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Employment Barrier #5: Laws and Corporate Policies

Canadian laws protecting ex-offenders from discrimination at pre-employment screening vary depending on province or territory. The Canadian Human Rights Commission lists B.C., Manitoba, Quebec, P.E.I. and Yukon Territory as the regions that are meant to protect job-seekers with criminal...

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Jim Treliving Talks Redemption Inc.

February 22, 2012 2:50 PM

Dragon Jim Treliving joins Kevin in Monday's finale of Redemption Inc. to help judge the pitches and determine who will win the $100,000 investment. Check out what Jim has to...

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February 21, 2012 1:10 AM

The final four participants are tasked with their first solo challenge - to sell coconut water to the thirsty crowds at a festival of buskers in downtown Toronto. Whoever sells...

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The Redemption Effect: Businesses & Hiring Ex-Cons

Employment Barrier #7: Stigma and Attitudes

Employment Barrier #6: Reputation Risk

Employment Barrier #5: Laws and Corporate Policies

Jim Treliving Talks Redemption Inc.

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