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Trying New Approaches on Teen Offenders
States facing packed prisons are looking to treatment-oriented solutions like Missouri's, "where teen offenders are viewed not just as inmates but as works in...
DNA Evidence Exonerates GA Man After 30 Years
John Jerome White says Dec. 25 was just another day inside Macon State prison. But this holiday promises to be special. Earlier this month,...
Car Salesman Gives Homeless and Ex-Cons New Lives
"Word of the good Samaritan car salesman started spreading through the homeless and prison communities, and the more people showed up at the Chevrolet...
Idaho Rehabilitates Scorched Land From Wildfires
A year after the devastation from Idaho’s worst wildfire, Governor Otter has drummed up support for a statewide, citizen-led volunteer effort to rehabilitate torched...
Doin’ (Full) Time: Businesses Give Former Convicts a Second Chance
"Shegerian's Electronic Recyclers is among several Fresno employers willing to risk hiring people with prison records. 'Don't be scared. The people who are truly...
Finding Heroism in Forgiveness
"Kim Crespi doesn't think of herself as a hero. But earlier this month Crespi was honored as a Hero of Forgiveness." She has forgiven...
Federal Court: U.S. Must Disclose Info on Guantanamo Detainees
A federal appeals court unanimously ruled on Friday that Guantanamo prisoners have the right to access all evidence against them to challenge their designation...
High School Dropout Succeeds, Proving Them Wrong
"Basketball player Jerri Taylor is about to begin her Junior season on the Xavier University women's team, but her journey to becoming a Division-1...
A Greener Way to Grow Green Lawns
Summer is here and you want to roll in the green grass with your loved ones, so have you considered letting go of those...
Inmates and Horses Get a Second Chance
The horse program at this minimum-security prison is part of a growing movement to find refuge for aging or injured thoroughbreds that would otherwise...
Tortured Congolese Mom Wins America’s Hometown Hero Award and New Car
In 1998, Rose Mapendo was sitting on the concrete floor of a Congolese prison cell summoning up every ounce of courage, strength and intellect...
Colombian Rebels Ready to Solidify Cease-fire, Urged by Novelist Marquez
Colombia has initiated several rounds of peace talks with that country's second largest rebel group. In addition, the Colombian Nobel-winning novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez...
Jerusalem Church Leaders Call for End to Hamas Embargo
Leaders of churches in Jerusalem in an Easter message have urged Christians around the world to work to end an international financial boycott of...
Chef Turns a Life Dealing Drugs into Life of Fine Food
"Jeff Henderson's harrowing journey toward a life as a high-profile Las Vegas chef led through kitchens of fried chicken and rolls in the various...
Israel Making Concessions for Peace
Israel's leader is offering the Palestinians "reduced checkpoints, releasing of frozen funds and a prisoner exchange in return for a serious push for peace...
The Link Between Violence and What We Eat
There is a striking correlation between violence and nutrient in the diet. A clinical trial at the U.S. government's National Institutes for Health and...
Brutal Tragedy Turns Into Story of Healing
How miraculous that Kathy Stein found herself caring about a young man who tried to rob and kill her.
On the first day of court...
Just-a-Minute Can Transform Your Life
A new campaign to create personal peace in an ever-intensifying global climate of chaos and change is being launched this Sunday at London's Wembley...
Retirees Win 100K for Creating Lasting Change
The Purpose Prize honors "what may be a new trend -- retirees taking on some of the country's biggest social problems."
The five winners of...
After TV Series, Pakistan Rethinks Barbaric Rape Laws
Fantastic news for women in Muslim nations! Check out this amazing development thanks to a recent television program's influence on the culture: ...