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Week? >> restaurant cook keith wilson and salesman denver shimming have something in common. i was a prisoner in 2001 for a host of charges. >> i was convicted of bank robbery in 1991. and it was 46 month federal prison sentence. >> today, both say there's one reason they'll never go back to a life of crime. all because they were given a second chance. >> when you find a job be, it's like unbelievable. >> wilson works as burger up. a gourmet joint in nashville, tennessee. his boss, miranda, made it her mission to give ex-cons a new lease on life. more than half of her staff have a criminal bac...

Than the national average which is why students at belmont university as well as employers in nashville, tennessee are trying to change that. restaurant cook keith wilson and salesman denver shimming have something in common. >> i went to prison for a host of charges. >> i was convicted of bank robbery in 1991 and received a 46 month federal prison sentence. >> today, both say there is one reason they will never go back to a life of crime. all because they were given a second chance. >> when you find a job it is like unbelievable. >> wilson works at burger up, a gourmet joint in nashville, ten...

Brand-new, fresh start. that's the goal of students at one university helping ex-cons get into the workforce. we have more from atlanta. >> reporter: hi, gregg. students and employers in nashville, tennessee, are working to put inmates back to work because the unemployment rate for ex-cons is 40 to 50%. as we know, that's five times the national average. we have one story of success, keith wilson. he's a very popular chef at a posh burger joint in nashville, tennessee, called burger up. he has been working there since he got out of prison a year ago. he has gone from being a dish washer to hav...

The whopper, big mac, even that five-pound burger up in boston. try this one on for size. a mere 590 pounds. a chef up in canada cooked this up for some kids. he made a special griddle equipped with a forklift just to get it on the bun. of course tirks a world record attempt. the old record is 185 pounds by the way. it is not just fort publicity. also, for a good cause. the burger party raised nearly $10,000 for a camp for children.