@keegan_caldwell gets letters every week from inmates asking for help from his law firm. Not with appeals, but with their inventions. The firm is Caldwell Intellectual Property Law, and its pro bono work is filing patents for the incarcerated--an investment of years and hundreds of hours of legal work that could cost paying clients more than $100,000.⁠ ⁠ Carrying the stigma of criminal backgrounds, the formerly incarcerated face 30 percent higher unemployment, and more than half return to prison within five years. Entrepre­neurship can sidestep systemic hurdles and reduce rates of recidivism. "The folks we're working with in the prison system are outstanding people who are doing everything they can to improve the quality of their lives," says Caldwell, 43. "Everyone deserves that." Link in bio. #BestInBusiness (Reporting by Ali Donaldson / 📸: @_tonyluong) Presented by @ubs