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Jail Goodwill store offers job training and a new look on the way out

Blanca Hernandez (right) helps Jessica Lemos pick out clothes at the Elmwood Correctional Facility

At the Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas, Calif., incarcerated women organize and run a Goodwill store, where women nearing release get to shop for clothing.

(Image credit: Brian Krans)

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