Published in the Albuquerque Journal February 28th, 2018
His name is Mike, and he showed up one day on my doorstep urgently claiming that he could assist with the ongoing re-planting of my yard. I could not deny that work was underway, and I firmly believe that anyone who wants to work, should be able to. So I gave him some work around my property. Over the course of a few weeks, I learned that he had once owned and operated his own gardening and home repair company, and had a truck, clients and a family. And then, shortly after getting to know Mike, he went to prison. Eventually, he served his time and was released. But, like many ex-offenders, he was placed on parole.
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