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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...
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Inmates Find Health and Solace in Yoga

Three times a week, Robbie Norris, a lean, 50-year-old yoga teacher, hops into his 1992 Volvo and heads to his class in Richmond, Va....
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Alaska Inmates Find Identity in Orchestra

After serving a 14-year sentence for murder, no one would have expected Sarah Jane Coffman to go anywhere near the Hiland Mountain Correctional Center...
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“Hangover” Producer Brings College Program to Juvenile Inmates, Changing Lives

The film producer responsible for the Hangover films teamed up with a young inmate to create an innovative college program that allows hundreds of...
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No Child Left Alone: Volunteers Mentor Children of Inmates

With 2.3 million inmates behind bars in the US, the goal of volunteers in mentor programs for the 2.7 million children of prisoners is:...
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Convicted Killers Help Care for Fellow Inmates With Dementia

Imprisoned felons in Louisiana and California are being given an extraordinary opportunity to show care and compassion for fellow inmates. As the numbers of...
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Farming at Leavenworth Prison Trains Inmates, Feeds Needy

A fresh foods program at the Leavenworth Penitentiary has inmates growing a quarter million pounds of produce every year, which produces free healthy food...
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Cookies, Potato Chips, and Clothing Help Inmates to New Life

A jail-based brand that includes crispy potato chips, crunchy cookies and formal shirts seems an unlikely route back to life in the outside world...
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Oregon Inmates Help Save Deputy’s Life

Two jail inmates on a work crew in Oregon helped to save the life of a deputy who collapsed. The three were giving aid...
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UPDATE: ‘We Do Have a Heart’ Inmates Say of Rescue

"We do have a heart," said one of the four inmates who came to the aid of Deputy Kenneth Moon, who was being strangled...
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Prison Inmates Meditate to Deal with Life Behind Bars

Kenneth Brown discovered meditation, yoga and Buddhist teachings three months into his 20-year sentence behind bars. Inmates say meditation -- an ancient...
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Food Banks Get Help From Prison Inmates

As food bank shelves quickly empty during the recession and more people need help to feed their families, prisons are providing a partial...
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Inmates Train Security Dogs and Feel Common Bond (Video)

Happiness comes to both the incarcerated and the canines that are being trained to sniff bombs at several prisons in Fla....
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Charter Schools Help Jailed Inmates

Albert is a 29-year-old jail inmate who dreams of working in real estate one day, but is currently a high-school dropout. Now, with help...
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Princeton Chess Club Plays Prison Inmates

Chess players from Princeton University were challenged and check-mated by the best chess players at a maximum security prison in Trenton, New Jersey. The...

Pastoral Minister Has Led Prayer Services for Inmates for 20 Years

"She's the Mother Teresa of the King County Jail, holding prayer services three times a week for 20 years, taking a bus from her...

Book Giveaways Give Inmates Food for Thought

Give inmates books when they're bored and they're less likely to cause trouble, more likely to think about turning over a new leaf. The...

India Prisons Inject Culture to Reform Inmates

Prison authorities in southern India are planning to introduce thousands of inmates to poetry, literature and music in a novel rehabilitation program that also...

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...

Prison Sweat Lodge Benefits Native American Inmates

"Prisons around the US are allowing ceremonial saunas for American Indian inmates, just as they offer religious services for prisoners of other faiths. Traditional...