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Towns set up rehab for ex-cons
Thirty-five businesses led by construction companies in the cities of Soo, Shibushi, and Osaki town have set up the Soo District Employers' Cooperation Association. They will cooperate for the rehabilitation and protection of those who had committed crimes by providing them with employment opportunities. Although a prefecture-wide organisation of the same kind had already been established in September, the birth of a regional body was the first of its kind. They will work to get the probationers into the workforce while maintaining a close liaison with volunteer probation officers.
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