I joined some of the men there as they learned to code through an Innovative Program called the last mile. The last mile has helped excons get good jobs after theyre released. Weve even had one of the earliest graduates on this show. Not very Many Companies want to hire people who have been convicted of a crime, but starting in january they may have less of a choice. A New California law nicknamed ban the box goes into effect. The box is the box on an Employment Application that asks whether you have a prior arrest or have been convicted of a crime. California law will ban that box january 1st. Now, when we have legal questions we turn to the smartest lawyer we know, charl carrie moore, u. S. Naval academy and berkeley law. Joined by hanna kuchler. Financial times and joe mann of reuters. All right. So not anyone can get any job anywhere. Surely, a bank robber wont be able to get a job at a bank, right . No. Scott, what the law is intended to do is really address this situation where t