Inmates often leave prison with more than $10,000, which enables them to secure housing and get a solid start.For some inmates, private industry jobs start careers.Scott Whiteman, now 36, started working as a welder at Henke Manufacturing in Leavenworth eight years ago as a minimum-security inmate, making snow removal equipment for minimum wage.When he finished a seven-year stretch for aggravated robbery in 2003, Whiteman continued working at Henke as a welder, roughly doubling his… [read post]