A startup founder who served time in prison is looking to court an untapped market: ex-cons

Former federal prisoner Richard Bronson launched Commissary Club, a platform that uses AI to help people leaving prison find jobs and housing. The company operates as a for-profit business and charges users after their first ten job applications. This introduces fee-based commercial tools into post-prison reentry support.

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