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The Apprenticeship That Saved My Life

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Senator Cory McCray’s Memoir Recounts How an Apprenticeship Changed His Course

At 18, after serving time in juvenile detention, McCray was accepted into a five-year apprenticeship program with the International Brotherhood of Electricians.