b'The topic for the twenty-first television show produced by the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency is \\u201cHiring Offenders-What Works\\u201d and is a combined effort of the National Institute of Corrections (USDOJ) and the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency.\\nThe front page of the CSOSA website (http://www.csosa.gov) contains a section on hiring offenders including radio and television programs and information on tax credits and bonding programs. This is an attempt to engage the employment community in a discussion (crowd-sourcing). The offerings were the subject of a variety of media coverage including local and national television, radio, blog and newspaper reports.\\nCurrent Television Program:\\nThe current television program focuses on \\u201cwhat works\\u201d regarding offender employment from a national and local perspective. The first half contains interviews with two experts from the National Institute of Corrections. The second half includes interviews with a CSOSA employment specialists and an employer who hires former offenders. All guests were asked to articulate specifics that are evidence based and proven successful.\\nParticipants-first segment:\\nP. Elizabeth Taylor, Correctional Program Specialist, National Institute of Corrections\\nConstance Parker, Administrator of the Maryland Re-Entry Initiative with the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing & Regulation\\nParticipants-second segment:\\nTony Lewis, Employment Specialist, CSOSA\\nFurard Tate, Owner, Inspire Food Management\\nDC Public Safety:\\nSubscribe to \\u201cDC Public Safety\\u201d through iTunes at\\nhttp://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dc-public-safety-video/id211867321?ign-mpt=uo%3D4 for video and http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dc-public-safety-audio/id211598412?ign-mpt=uo%3D4 for audio.\\nSee http://media.csosa.gov for our radio shows, blog and transcripts.\\nThe host is Leonard Sipes. The CSOSA producer is Timothy Barnes. The National Institute of Corrections producer is Donna Ledbetter.\\nTranscript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/.\\nWe welcome your comments or suggestions at\\nleonard.sipes@csosa.gov or at Twitter at http://twitter.com/lensipes.\\n\\nThe post Hiring Offenders-What Works-National Institute of Corrections-DC Public Safety Television first appeared on DC Public Safety (Video).\\nThe post Hiring Offenders-What Works-National Institute of Corrections-DC Public Safety Television first appeared on DC Public Safety (Video).'