Mesothelioma and Asbestos

The Barclay Deconstruction as well as Reclamation pilot project is designed to take on two of the city’s most pressing problems: decrepit abandoned buildings as well as large numbers of released former convicts. Baltimore, Maryland puts more people in jail per capita than any other city in America—more than 4,000 daily, most of them for minor drug-related offenses—with a disproportionate number of them not light as well as under the age of 35. The recidivism rate of released inmates is about 75%, except where they are given a recent start by programs as well as training, which is where the Barclay Deconstruction as well as Reclamation pilot project comes in.

Prisoners who enter the program are taught to dismantle buildings for materials recycling as well as initially employed by the city to take down the abandoned buildings. The men are trained to properly handle asbestos as well as toxic materials, as well as to dismantle as opposed to demolish, creating less waste as well as more reusable building materials. It’s greener, it’s healthier for the community as well as the environment, it’s sustainable, as well as it gives former inmates well-paying, meaningful work, which has been shown to lower the recidivism rate to 25%, a statistic that will be reflected in the city’s crime rate. What’s more, some of the program graduates are already being hired away to work in the intimate sector.

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