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Bank Robber Gets Unexpected Sentence: A Job
Ex-convict David Potchen walked into a local small-town bank in Indiana and told the teller to give him all their money.
He walked out with...
Arkansas Woman is Hero to Thousands of Ex-Offenders Who Need Jobs
After prison, many of those who have paid their debt to society confront major hurdles in providing for themselves and their families.
Darlene Lewis, whose son...
Prison Gardens Help Inmates Grow Their Own Food — And Skills
A vibrant movement of prison vegetable gardens is spreading across the country that provides inmates with satisfying work, marketable skills and fresh food to...
A Meeting of Minds Between a Judge And the Man He Sent To Prison
A 23-year-old bank robber who stood before a federal judge 13 years ago asking for leniency and vowing to change did change - after...
It was Difficult Mentoring Gus But I’m Glad I Did
Was I ever glad to get home. The day was spent walking dogs outside during a Wisconsin ice and sleet storm. My clothes were...
Successful Gang Outreach Program Expands into Three Cities
The CeaseFire program, a Chicago-based violence prevention group has received a $1.7 million grant to expand onto the streets of Baltimore, Cincinnati and Newark,...
Convict Mends Life Stitching Artwork While in Prison
The most inspirational stories to me are convicts who transform themselves with some activity or study while in prison. GNN has featured inmates whose...