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Prisoners Train Deaf Shelter Dogs in Sign Language
Across the state of Missouri, dog rescue programs set up by the state's Department of Corrections are thriving in prisons, creating a more humane...
Prisoners Lovingly Raise Endangered Frogs by Hand
In a fenced off-area behind Cedar Creek Correctional Center, two inmates spend nine hours a day feeding and tending their tiny Oregon spotted frog...
Cuba Agrees To Free 52 Political Prisoners, Says Church
Cuba has promised the Roman Catholic Church it will free 52 political prisoners, slashing the number held by nearly a third in what would...
Former Prisoner of North Korea Builds University for his Former Jailers
Decades after being imprisoned by North Korea on espionage charges, Dr. Kim Chin-Kyung is opening the first privately funded university in that country as...
Prisoners Come to Guard’s Rescue (Video)
A jail guard fell victim to an attack by one inmate, and would have died had he not been rescued by several prisoners who...
Prisoners Baby-Sit Toddler Found on Md. Highway
A prison work crew baby-sat a 2 1/2-year-old boy who was spotted Friday running along the center lines of a rural Maryland highway,...
Political Prisoners Among 6,000 Freed in Myanmar
Nineteen political prisoners, including allies of pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi and five Buddhist monks, have been freed in military-ruled Myanmar as part...
South African Prisoners Embrace Yoga
A new program of yoga lessons is helping prisoners at Gruoenpunt Maximum Security prison in South Africa to discover ways to stay calm...
Caring Makes Us Human — Even the Prisoners
"After more than two decades in prison, I know that kindness is not a value that's encouraged. It's often seen as weakness." But, when...
Hamas Releases Prisoners as Goodwill Gesture
Hamas security forces in Gaza released 35 members of the rival Fatah movement from prison on Sunday as a goodwill gesture to mark the...
Child’s Birth Inspires King to Pardon 9,000 Prisoners
"King Mohammed VI pardoned nearly 9,000 prisoners to celebrate the birth of his baby girl, the Justice Ministry said." (AP reports) ...fascinating!
Prisoners Rehabilitate Death-Row Dogs
Having dogs in prison helps reduce violence among inmates. It's like therapy for the men, especially when they're given the job of training homeless...
Maximum-Security Prisoners Knit for Needy Children
In New York's maximum-security prison in Auburn, inmates from the prison chapter of Vietnam Veterans of America spent their free time making Christmas gifts...
Good News in History, April 25
70 years ago today, Bell Labs finished the first functional solar cell, allowing for a panel of metal and glass to refract light and...
Hero Bank Teller Saves Customer From Losing Millions on a Scam–by Asking a Few Simple Questions
An Australian bank representative recently yanked an unsuspecting woman back from the brink of the financial oblivion she was about to throw herself into...
Good News in History, March 25
65 years ago today, Elvis Presley performed live at Pearl Harbor’s Bloch Arena in a benefit for the USS Arizona Memorial. The concert was...
Good News in History, March 24
25 years ago today, The Matrix premiered in the U.S. It was a massive success at the box office, grossing over $460 million on a...
Good News in History, March 15
52 years ago today, The Godfather premiered in the United States. Based on a novel of the same name by American Mario Puzo, Paramount acquired...
Good News in History, March 5
50 years ago today, a very special performance was held at Berkeley University to witness the singing of the Hymn to Nikkal. It had...
Good News in History, March 4
1,172 years ago today, a Duke named Trpimir I wrote in a charter in the Latin language that he was Duke of the Croats...