#61 Teresa Hodge, R3 and Mission:Launch

A disgruntled employee started a snowball effect that landed Teresa Hodge into years of trial and eventually a 70-month sentence in Federal prison. Frightened before going in because she had no idea of the people she was about to encounter, Teresa was "lucky" enough to self-surrender, which meant she was given some time to get her affairs in order and she could take herself to the prison. Not a pardon, but every little bit helps. After living a straight life before prison, she was amazed how much the prison stigma followed her after her release. It gave her the impetus to help ex-felons be recognized for the people they are now and not the people they were. Their R3 Score tells an employer how qualified the ex-felon is for the job, much like a credit score. Felony Inc Podcast with your hosts Dave Dahl and Ladd Justesen We record the Felony Inc Podcast inside NedSpace in the Bigfoot Podcast Studio in beautiful downtown Portland. Audio engineer, mixer and podcast editor is Allon Beausoleil Show logo was designed by Carolyn Main Website was designed by Cameron Grimes Production assistant is Chelsea Lancaster Theme music "Free" written and recorded by Dave Dahl, all rights reserved, motherfuckers This weeks podcast brought to you in part by soap-on-a-rope, when you don't want to drop stuff Felony Inc Podcast supports City Central Concern at centralcityconcern.org 10% of gross revenue at Startup Radio Network goes to support women entrepreneurs in developing countries thru kiva.org/lender/markgrimes Listen to the Felony Inc Podcast live on-air every Friday at 10:00am pacific time on Startup Radio Network at startupradionetwork.com