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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...
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...
More Dutch Prisons to Close Due to Staggeringly Low Crime Rates
Due to the staggeringly low rates of crime in the Netherlands, five Dutch prisons are going to be closed by autumn.
The announcement comes not...
Robin Williams’ Compassion Lives On Through Son’s Service in Prisons
A year after Robin Williams’ death, his son Zak is carrying on the comedian’s legacy of humanitarian service.
The actor’s oldest child is using his...
Prisons Turn to the Wind for Energy
An increasing number of correctional facilities in the United States and in other countries are turning to wind power to supply energy to...
Netherlands to Close Prisons for Lack of Criminals
The Netherlands is closing eight prisons due to a decline in crime that has left many cells empty. The Dutch ministry's research department expects...
Green Prisons Farm, Recycle to Save Energy, Money
Inmates of the minimum-security facility, 25 miles from Olympia, the state capital, raise bees, grow organic tomatoes and lettuce, compost 100 percent of food...
India Prisons Inject Culture to Reform Inmates
Prison authorities in southern India are planning to introduce thousands of inmates to poetry, literature and music in a novel rehabilitation program that also...
Good News in History, January 13
239 years ago today, The Times of London published its first ever broadsheet. Originally founded as The Daily Universal Register, The Times used contributions from...
Good News in History, August 18
60 years ago today, James Meredith became the first black person to graduate from the University of Mississippi, 2 years after his famous challenge...
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...
Check Out the 21 Winners of GNN’s 25th Anniversary Book Giveaway for Mental Health Providers
I announced last month that Good News Network was giving away 2,500 free books for our 25th anniversary—and it took many weeks to read...
President Biden Pardons Thousands Convicted of Cannabis Possession Under Federal Law
On Thursday, President Biden announced in a video statement he was pardoning thousands of people convicted in federal courts for the possession of cannabis.
Speaking-specifically,...
COVID is Now Less Deadly Than The Flu in England, as Mask Requirements End
The Covid virus has gradually become less lethal over the two years since the pandemic began in early 2020—so much so that, now seasonal...
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...
Baking Bad: Ex-Cons Are Mentored as Bakers and Now Their Bread is in the Best Restaurants
A bakery run by a Cambridge graduate is teaching ex-cons new skills, including providing bread to some of Scotland's fanciest restaurants.
Freedom Bakery, in Glasgow's...
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...
Engineers Design New Face Masks With Test Strip to Detect COVID – Much Like a Pregnancy Test
Similar to a classic pregnancy test, a color-changing strip may, in the future, be mounted on face masks to detect the presence of COVID-19...
The New Green Building Revolution Uses Timber to Build ‘Plyscrapers’ That Save Tons of CO2
Across the world, advancement in plywood technology is giving way to a slew of wooden skyscrapers aptly called 'plyscrapers'.
These innovative towers are beginning to...