Sen. Tim Kaine, right, an advocate of vocational training for former inmates, hears Dr. Owen Cardwell Jr. describe how a new program on Chamberlayne Avenue will provide carpentry and other skills for people who have served time and want to turn their lives around.
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Sen. Kaine visits new vocational school for former felons
When Kenneth Williams got out of prison, he found work in construction and began rebuilding his life. Thirty years later, the veteran 68-year-old contractor strives to help other felons follow in his footsteps by teaching them carpentry, plumbing and other basic skills to help them become employable and perhaps start their own business.
