CLEVELAND — Everyone makes mistakes and Andrew Jackson, President of Elsons International, believes a mistake shouldn't always revoke redemption.
The company, which is based in Collinwood, has been in business for 35 years. However, for 20 of those years, it has done more than serve as a packaging and corrugated box manufacturer.The company encourages ex-offenders to check the box with reassurance that their criminal past may not be held against them.
“We wanted to remove that impediment so that they could live their lives free and clear of the cloud, put over them by having a record,” said Sonali Wilson, Delta Sigma Theta, Incorporated member. “One of our missions is to serve the underserved, and you will find that many of those that are convicted are in the underserved community,” said Ruth Price-Rollins, President of the Greater Cleveland Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.