US Job Seekers With Criminal Past Don’t Want to Be Boxed In

The miniature yellow truck whirls around on the concrete, polished shiny by its wide wheels. Wade Tate grabs the steering wheel with both hands, glances behind him and maneuvers the truck backward, then abruptly forward, as its oversized fork scoops up a heavy box.  He programs it to lift: up, up, up, to the second level of shelving, where he gently places the box between two other boxes of differing size. For more than half of his life, Wade Tate couldn't even drive a car....

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