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Former Kenyan Prisoners Seek Redemption Through Work

It is hard to find a job in Kenya and even harder with a criminal record.  But a group of former prisoners in Nairobi is working to prove there is life after crime.   In the Mathare neighborhood of Nairobi, a group of former prisoners has exchanged a life of crime for a life of service.  Every day, the ex-convicts take to the streets -- collecting trash and doing other odd jobs to give back to a community that receives few public services.   It all started with an idea...


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