Advocates call on Oklahoma employers to hire more ex-inmates
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April 8, 2018
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — It has taken more than a year to move from a jail cell to an office desk, but for Brandi Davis, a recovering opioid addict who faced a lengthy prison term, time has proven to be an effective teacher.
No longer wanting to rush through her recovery program, and content to build a new life one step at a time, Davis is at peace with the process.
"I didn't get the way I was overnight," she said.
Davis was arrested in February 2017 for allegedly stealing a $24 hoodie from an Oklahoma City department store. She also allegedly possessed an empty syringe.
Having spent time behind b...
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