By Kristen Shanahan
KFOR
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Lawmakers are proposing bills to reduce the inmate population. Several are also aimed at rehabilitating offenders and giving them a second chance.
Some legislators say this is key to reducing the prison population because so many prisons are full of repeat offenders.
Joey Chappell has been out of prison for nearly seven years.
He went in as a criminal –serving time for burglary and assault with a deadly weapon — but says he came out a changed man. However, that did not matter when applying for jobs.
“I applied for 78 jobs and 78 jobs I was turned down simply because of my record,” Chappell said.
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