Today's moderator: Rick Badie

Rick Badie joined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution as an education reporter in 1997. A South Georgia native, he's covered the region's immigrant communities, was a feature obituary writer and opinion columnist for the AJC's Gwinnett edition.

Jobs are scarce, but likely even scarcer for those formerly incarcerated. Employers often balk at such hires; prisoners generally lack skills to land jobs with decent pay. Today, a director for the Urban Institute looks at their re-entry to the workplace  through the lens of Georgia and elsewhere. I write about a DeKalb County nonprofit that hopes to teach "hard-to-place" individuals  the art of auto detailing.

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Fans celebrate in the stands after Cape Verde defeated Eswatini in a World Cup qualifying soccer match at Estádio Nacional in Praia, Cape Verde, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, to clinch their qualification for the 2026 World Cup. (Cristiano Barbosa/AP)

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