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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...

IRS Collected Half a Billion Dollars in Back Taxes From Delinquent Millionaires in 2023, Sentencing Some to Prison

The Internal Revenue Service says it collected $482 million from wealthy tax cheats last year, in a continuing effort to step up their enforcement. The...

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...

24 Prison Inmates Get College Degrees, Graduate Together Thanks to UC Program: ‘I literally feel free’

In California, prison inmates are preparing to make their second chance count by studying towards a college degree while incarcerated. Yesterday, 24 inmates in caps...

3 Cooks in Prison Honed Creativity with Drab Ingredients–Now Out, Award-Winning Chef And Businessmen

"There are geniuses in there," said 2-time James Beard Award winner, Keith Corbin, referring to incarcerated men and their ability to cook with the...

Narrowly Avoiding Prison by Judge’s Leniency, She Turned Her Life Around to Win Case as a Lawyer in His Courtroom

Sarah Gad's life story is one for the case books. A repeat drug offender turned criminal defense attorney, it shows among other things that...

After 29 Years in Prison for Rape He Didn’t Commit, the Survivor Helped Free him

A man who suffered 29 years in prison for the rape of his stepdaughter has finally been freed with the help of a local...

San Quentin Prison is Using a Scandinavian Model of Rehabilitation to Turn Ex-Cons into Good Neighbors

San Quentin State Penitentiary, one of the most notorious and harsh prisons in the US, is the stage for a radical new method of...

U.S. to Eliminate Exorbitant Cost of Prison Phone Calls With New Law

A new U.S. law that will allow the Federal Communications Commission to regulate prison phone calls needs only President Biden's signature to put an...

New Evidence Unearthed by Podcasters Frees 2 Men Wrongfully Imprisoned for 25 Years

Two men wrongfully-imprisoned for more than two decades were able to spend Christmas with their families after a podcast and non-profit advanced evidence of...

Officials Want to Turn Rikers Island Prison Into a Green Energy Hub

A coalition of groups are envisioning the former jails on Rikers Island as the hub for green energy generation, enough to power 45,000 homes. They...

Livin’ Good Currency Ep. 9: Bidhan Roy on Light Shining From Prisons and Restorative Justice in the Soul

The Lesson: Prisons in the U.S. bury people. And they rely on the burying of those people to sever the connection they have with society's...

Livin’ Good Currency – Ep 7: The Big Record Executive Who’s Setting Innocent Prisoners Free

The Lesson: In many circumstances, the U.S. government, and those governing the 50 states, will place extraordinary, ruinous sentences on men and women who are...

Thousands Have Donated $1.6 Million to Innocent Man Freed From Prison After 43-Year Wrongful Conviction

An innocent man who served 43 years in prison for a triple murder he did not commit was finally released from a Missouri penitentiary. Missouri...

First-of-its-Kind Commencement Inside Prison Celebrates 25 Inmates That Earned Bachelor’s Degrees Behind Bars

On a prison yard 70 miles away from Cal State LA’s campus, the university celebrated its newest graduates. 25 incarcerated men received bachelor’s degrees during...

Prison Inmates Learned to Quilt and Now Make Amazing Personalized Gifts for Foster Care Children (LOOK)

While quilting bees generally conjure images of grandmas piecing together scraps of fabric to create family heirlooms for future generations, crafting the colorful, cozy...

As Incarceration Rate Falls, U.S. Prisons Are Being Repurposed into Homeless Shelters, Farms – Even Movie Studios

U.S. prison populations are declining. This is not only attributable to the easing of drug laws across the country, but also in rising standards...

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...

Global Nonprofit that Trains African Prisoners to Become Lawyers is Featured on 60 Minutes

The most popular television news magazine show in America shared an inspiring story about a group called Justice Defenders this week. The nonprofit trains...