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Colombia Kidnappings Down 92% Since 2000
What used to be the kidnapping hotspot of the world has seen a dramatic drop in kidnappings since a peace treaty ended Colombia's 52-year war.
Inmates Reduce Sentence by Growing Thriving Gardens for Charity
With all their produce going to charities helping the poor, these Brazilian inmates have created a great green garden of life to benefit their community.
Inmates Break Out Of Jail To Save Life Of Officer Guarding Them (WATCH)
When their armed guard suffered a heart attack, a group of prisoners broke the lock on their holding cell to rescue him — putting...
New Second Chance Pell Grant Program Gives Inmates Federal Aid to Take College Classes
67 colleges and universities will participate in the new Second Chance Pell pilot program that expands access to financial aid for incarcerated individuals, the...
Tim Robbins Has Prison Drama Class That Cuts Recidivism in Half
Actor Tim Robbins has dramatically cut repeat offender rates for prisoners who take his acting class behind bars.
Six out of every 10 inmates in...
Give a Prisoner an Abused Dog and WATCH What Happens, Karmic Connection
A Prison inmate can connect with an abused dog probably better than anyone. A new documentary shows firsthand how this connection can change two...
“The Rock” is Proud of the “Better Men” Graduating from Prison Boot Camp
Life in jail, or six months at camp training to become a better person?
For inmates at the Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation Center in...
Anonymous Donor Gives $34 Million to One of California’s Poorest Cities
How does someone give a “transformative” gift to preschoolers and African-American students, low-income renters and ex-prisoners, all at once with the stroke of a...
Orange is the New Black Star Coaches Riker’s Ladies to Act Up
Rikers Island has quite a rap sheet these days, but for many of its female inmates, it’s a whole other song and dance—especially when Kate...
Inmates Grow Along With the Gardens They Tend Behind Bars
When a correction officer set out a small garden at the prison where he worked, he may have planted the seeds of a brighter...
Photo of the Day – Happy Le Quatorze Juillet Bastille Day!
Today the French National Day of July 14, Fête de la Fédération, commemorates the date 225 years ago when citizens of Paris stormed the Bastille prison during the French...
New York Bans Solitary Confinement for Juveniles
Corrections officials in the New York State prison system Wednesday took a major step toward reform by agreeing to new guidelines for the maximum...
Why Can’t This Grandma Stay Out of Prison?
Grandmas, by their very nature, don't want trouble. But 81-year-old SuEllen Fried of Prairie Village, Kansas, has defied that stereotype and brought her sweet,...
A Mother’s Fight Against ‘3-Strikes Law’ Helps Hundreds
Since the November election, 240 California prisoners facing potential life sentences have been set free. That's because voters changed California's tough three strikes sentencing...
Former Gang Member Becomes Star Student With 4.0 GPA
The first time Brayan ever held a gun, he pointed it at a woman stepping out of a gray Lexus and stole her purse...
Prison Inmates Jump in to Rescue 3 Boys From Raging Creek
Prisoners working in a nearby park jumped into strong moving current to help save three boys floating downstream after their kayak overturned in a...
From Dog Fighting to Prison Pup to Famous Therapy Dog
As Michele Pich took hold of the dog’s leash, the prisoner handed it to her but with one request. “Please, just promise me that...
Small Businesses Put Ex-cons to Work
Ten years ago, Debbie Jakacki, owner of Jakacki Bag & Barrel in Chicago, a family business that's been around since 1942, found herself continually...
Eric Lomax, War Hero Who Forgave Captors, Dies at 93, Film in the Works
It's an unusual man who can forgive his wartime torturer - or whose quest to do so can touch so many people around the...
DNA Evidence Exonerates 300th Prisoner in the U.S.
A Louisiana man has been released from death row, becoming the 300th prisoner nationwide to be freed after DNA evidence showed he was innocent....