Sen. Harold Metts, D-Providence, is a longstanding state legislator whose bills are finally getting their day in the sun.
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1. What would the Fair Chance bill you sponsored – which would create more opportunity for convicted felons to find employment on their release – resolve? Our old licensing laws were a life sentence preventing people with records from getting occupational licenses. We can’t claim our corrections system is “rehabilitation,” then deny someone the right…
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