On Jan. 4, 2012, 17-year-old Francesca Yerks of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, stole a $20 shirt from the store where she worked. She was a single mom and struggling financially. And she knew it was wrong. The municipal ticket she received for the theft totaled just over $300. It took time to pay it off, but she did − believing that was the best way to move forward. Listen to Francesca tell her story: To support herself and her young child, she applied for other jobs. But she was rejected every time she made it to the background check stage. Francesca had no idea her act of poor judgment as a young...
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