CEO of Comeback Snacks Emily O'Brien poses near snack boxes at her warehouse in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada February 12, 2024. REUTERS/Kyaw Soe Oo
TORONTO (Reuters) - After Emily O'Brien was released from an Ontario prison in 2018, where she spent four years for a conviction related to drug trade, she decided to start a company to help people with criminal records find regular work.
The idea came while O'Brien, 35, was serving the prison term and inmates told her about the struggles of finding a job due to the stigma attached to prison, as a majority of employers avoid former prisoners.
