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Five lessons he learned on his journey from jail to founder.

Reintegrating the formerly incarcerated into society isn't just right. It's good for the economy, too.

Defy Ventures challenges convicted criminals to become CEO of their new life from behind bars.

Even incarcerated felons can get funding for a startup business if they know where to look.

It's a shame how many people waste their freedom.

Being on both sides of the cell door, I know there's a lot that CEOs can learn from their prison counterparts.

You thought prison slang was reserved for hardened convicts and characters of 'Orange is the New Black'?

Ex-cons are generally at least as likely as everybody else to be good employees and much more likely to be loyal to their employer.

Billy McFarland defrauded investors of tens of millions of dollars.

Some of the world's most famous faces have had serious run-ins with the law.

Think about it: They're expert bootstrappers, comfortable with unknown situations and likely to have a healthy disregard for 'the rules.'

There is no limit to what a person can overcome with enough effort, but what you're born into has a lot to do with how much that will be.

Being forced into an adverse situation and spending months thinking about my past actions and mistakes encouraged me to take pause and truly consider what it was that I wanted out of life.

A former inmate's determination to change life's course and his bold request to be mentored has yielded uplifting results.

Starting a business is a great option for ex-offenders. Here are 3 reasons why.

Like the original website, Silk Road 2.0 allowed users to anonymously buy and sell drugs, computer hacking tools and other illicit items, using the digital currency bitcoin, authorities said.

A felon who did time in five maximum security prisons relates how he became an online marketing millionaire.

These are the things that not only helped me survive incarceration, but to come out a better person. These takeaways can help you in your endeavors, even if they don't include bars.

A former inmate who dreamed about becoming an entrepreneur reflect's on the indirect recognition he received from the CEO of Facebook.

Originally 60 years, the government reduced his punishment after the man pleaded guilty.

Spending a few years behind bars totally sucked, but at least I developed some good habits that I still follow today.