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Good News in History, November 11
202 years ago today, Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky was born in Moscow. Numerous literary critics consider him the greatest novelist in all world history. Most...
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...
Good News in History September 13
439 years ago today, the building of the royal palace at San Lorenzo de El Escorial was completed. The historic residence of the King...
Good News in History September 2
35 years ago today, Sting, Bruce Springsteen, Peter Gabriel, Tracy Chapman, and Youssou N’Dour kicked off a 20-show tour at Wembley Stadium performing together...
Good News in History, June 20
83 years ago, Kazimierz Piechowski and three others, dressed as members of the SS-Totenkopfverbände, steal an SS staff car and escape from the Auschwitz...
Good News in History, May 28
170 years ago today, the quite magnificent watercolor painter Carl Larsson was born in Sweden. Known for his portraits, Larsson was able to convey...
Your Inspiring Weekly Horoscope From Rob Brezsny: A ‘Free Will Astrology’
Our partner Rob Brezsny provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly...
Good News in History, April 25
Today, millions of Italians will take to the streets and their backyard grills to celebrate Liberation Day, which marked the victory of the Partisans...
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...
Pentagon Reverses Ruling on the Release of Art Made by Guantanamo Bay Detainees
In a rare moment of beauty at Guantánamo Bay, detainees managed to win themselves the rights to own and control their own artwork.
A recent...
Your Inspired Weekly Horoscope From Rob Brezsny: A ‘Free Will Astrology’
Our partner Rob Brezsny provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly...
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...
Alabama Begins Removing Racist Language From Its Constitution
The state government of Alabama is drafting amendments to its 1901 State Constitution that would remove, among other things, discriminatory language.
The changes would mark...
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...
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...
Falconry Saves Man from Life of Crime, Now he Helps Birds and At-Risk Youth Take flight
In spending his twenties dealing drugs in southeast Washington D.C. during the crack epidemic, Rodney Stotts would be the last person one would imagine...
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...
D-Day Hero’s Lost Postcard Finally Delivered to his Family 77 Years After Being Sent
In 1943, Royal Navy Bill Caldwell wrote a postcard to his uncle Fred, enclosed it in an envelope with a picture, and instructed the...
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...
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...