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Defy Ventures helps inmates make the shift from prison to small business owners

Defy Ventures turns inmates into ‘Entrepreneurs in Training,’ giving them short courses that help them develop business skills and pairing them up with mentors
The program’s exercises “create empathy,” and help bridge the gap between those doing time and those in the business world, says founder Catherine Hoke
Notable successes include a former New York drug lord who’s now a fitness studio owner.