Located in Chicago, Felony Franks is a hot dog stand set to open in May of 2009 that plans to willingly employ convicted felons.Chicago Sun-Times: Alderman Fioretti Red Hot Over Felony Hot Dog Stand...

Area residents, including the Second Ward Alderman Bob Fioretti, have spoke out that the company logo, featuring hot dogs in jail uniforms behind bars, is in bad taste. Fioretti also denied a motion from owner Jim Andrews to allow the use of a nearby sidewalk for a sign bearing the company logo.Chicago Sun-Times: Alderman Fioretti Red Hot Over Felony Hot Dog Stand...

Owner and founder Jim Andrews came up with the idea for a convict-operated hot dog stand in 2006, as a way to turn a negative background into a positive one. The idea came after he hired several ex-cons at a paper company in the area and found they are good workers looking for a second chance.The November Coalition: Businessman Sees... A Way To Help Ex-Offenders Andrews also hopes to ease the poor reputation of the West Side neighborhood, which was shook by the murder of an 18-year-old student in 2008.Chicago Sun-Times: Alderman Fioretti Red Hot Over Felony Hot Dog Stand...

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