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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...
Man Paralyzed from the Neck Down from Rare Disease Makes Incredible Recovery, Now Back at the Gym
A man who was paralyzed from the neck down has made an incredible recovery and is back in the gym just six months after...
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...
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...
Thousands Have Donated $1.6 Million to Innocent Man Freed From Prison After 43-Year Wrongful Conviction
An innocent man who served 43 years in prison for a triple murder he did not commit was finally released from a Missouri penitentiary.
Missouri...
This Week’s Inspiring Horoscopes From Rob Brezsny’s ‘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...
Kids Have Been Reading Longer, More Difficult Books in Lockdown, and It’s Boosting Moods
Literacy skills have actually improved in the pandemic, with children reportedly picking up more challenging books and getting lost in fiction to combat isolation,...
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...
Son Finds Original Children’s Book Written by His Dad Returning From WWII PoW Camp, Publishes it 75 Years Later
A children's book written by a father for his son after he returned from a World War Two prisoner of war camp has finally...
Selfless Cop Picks Up Smelly Hitchhikers, Drives Them 40 Miles – And Stops For BBQ
This blog was submitted to GNN by one of our readers for publishing. If you have an interesting story of kindness or positivity, be...
Nonprofit Flips Abandoned Prison into Sustainable Farm With the Help of At-Risk Youth and Jobless Veterans
On the grounds of an abandoned and decommissioned prison in North Carolina, vegetables are being tended by hands that, if not for the opportunity...
They Recycle Electronics – And People’s Lives – By Giving Ex-Felons Good Jobs to Imagine a Better World
Brightmark and RecycleForce have partnered to train ex-felons for good jobs in recycling electronics, helping them better their lives and the world.