Reentry Through Repair: Jill Ford’s Program Uses Bitcoin to Empower Formerly Incarcerated Individuals

Entrepreneur Jill Ford, founder of BitFord Digital, and Justin Rhedrick of the Bitcoin Transformation Community unveiled a groundbreaking initiative at the recent Bitcoin 2025 conference. The program, dubbed ‘Hash Over Cash,’ utilizes outdated mining equipment donated by businesses to fund workforce reintegration and hands-on job training for formerly incarcerated individuals. The program is designed to address the significant access gap in crypto’s infrastructure that has left underserved communities behind.