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Inmates Are Earning Free College Degrees Behind Bars, And Their Recidivism Rate Plunges to 2%
More than 700 college diplomas have been earned by inmates in five different New York prisons through Hudson Link, a nonprofit started by inmate Sean Pica.
Tim Robbins Has Prison Drama Class That Cuts Recidivism in Half
Actor Tim Robbins has dramatically cut repeat offender rates for prisoners who take his acting class behind bars.
Six out of every 10 inmates in...
Prisoner in ‘Dirtiest Jail’ Rehabilitates Fellow Inmates with Recycling Program That Unites Prisoners
In Panama, prisoners are rehabilitating their behavior and the nation's rainforests at the same time through a plant nursery and recycling program supported by...
Jobs, Not Jail: A Judge Was Sick of Sending Kids to Prison, So He Found a Better Way
By the year 2000, Judge John Phillips had long since lost count of the number of minors he had sent through the California penitentiary...
Georgia State University Hails First Class of Inmate Graduates: ‘A degree to utilize when they come home’
In caps, gowns, and perhaps even 'blues,' 9 inmates at Walker State Prison in Georgia are set to receive their associates degrees for 60...
Giving Cash and Therapy to Men Engaged in Crime—and 10 Years Later, a Surprise Success
What if I told you that investing roughly $500 for therapy, plus providing a little cash, helped some of the most troubled young men...
Parole Officer ‘Empathy Training’ Leads to a 13% Drop in Offenders Returning to Jail
A new study suggests that empathy training for parole and probation officers helps deter their clients from reoffending.
Heavy caseloads, job stress, and biases can...
Instead of Responding With Cops, Denver Sends Health Care Teams to Non-Criminal Calls — and It’s Already Saving Lives
A pilot program where teams of social workers and paramedics respond to certain non-criminal complaints in Denver is showing early success.
The Support Team Assisted...
Former Prisoners Turn Waste Into Beautiful Furniture, Re-Building Their Lives At the Same Time
Recycling talent and material, Formr makes quirky furniture pieces from salvaged construction site garbage while using the woodworking talent of formerly incarcerated individuals.
Operational for...
When a Student Couldn’t Pay Tuition Fees, Prison Inmates Rallied to Raise $32k to Help
Sy Newson Green was a high school freshman when his world pretty much fell apart. His dad needed a heart transplant, and his mom...
Hormel Foods to Provide Free College Education to Children of All Its 16,000 Employees
Hormel Foods announced last week that it will begin offering two years of free college tuition to all the children of their American employees...
Nonprofit Flips Abandoned Prison into Sustainable Farm With the Help of At-Risk Youth and Jobless Veterans
On the grounds of an abandoned and decommissioned prison in North Carolina, vegetables are being tended by hands that, if not for the opportunity...
New Senate Police Reform Bill Looks to Increase Accountability and Promote De-Escalation Training to ‘Rebuild Lost Trust’
Introduced by African-American Senator Tim Scott, the JUSTICE Act would increase police accountability and incentives for training programs, and much more.
They Recycle Electronics – And People’s Lives – By Giving Ex-Felons Good Jobs to Imagine a Better World
Brightmark and RecycleForce have partnered to train ex-felons for good jobs in recycling electronics, helping them better their lives and the world.
Former Prisoners Use Skills Learned as Inmates to Help Firefighters Battle Blazes–And Give Jobs to Ex-Cons
These former New Mexico inmates are also hoping that their business, All Around Forestry, shows other prisoners that there is indeed life after jail.
Master Violinist Performing for Inmates Receives Unexpectedly Enthusiastic Ovation (Watch)
Violinst Gidon Kremer performed Bach for inmates at the Pacific Institution in British Colombia, calling the prisoners more enthusiastic than concertgoers.
Maximum Security Inmates and 73-Year-old Woman Create Christmas ‘First’
An art therapist since 1989, Sue Etheridge uses the simplest tools—markers, glue, and construction paper—to tap into the humanity of the criminal justice system’s...
Bus Transformed into Mobile Classroom Lets Thousands of Disadvantaged Kids and Adults Get Their Diplomas
Most school buses arrive to take students to class – but this bus brings the class to the students.
This refurbished bus is equipped with...
App Lets Families Easily Send Printed Photos to Their Loved Ones in Jail With a Swipe of a Button
An app that is being called “Instagram for Prisons” allows families to stay in connect with inmates simply by taking a cell phone picture.
LA County to Erase Over $90 Million in Debt for Old Juvenile Detention Fees
The ruling will wipe the slate clean for 52,000 parents and families who have been struggling to pay off fees from over a decade ago.