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Artists Spark Real Reform in Teens, Rally for Alternative to Prison in Virginia

Hundreds of incarcerated kids were given hope for a better future with an unexpected form of rehabilitation – art. Painters, writers, DJs, and musicians worked...

All These Bikes Are Destined for Prison –And The Reason is Wonderful

Good news travels fast on two wheels. For the past eighteen years, inmates at Mike Durfee State Prison have been restoring old bikes in a huge workshop...

New Detroit Auto Factory Will Help Ex-Convicts Build New Beginnings

An Indian company’s new $30-million-dollar factory will make new car parts while repairing lives in the beleaguered Motor City. Sakthi Automotive Group has officially broken ground...

Woman Helps Others Break Cycle of Prison She Endured (WATCH)

A woman who says she spent 12 years being “recycled” in and out of the prison system has turned it all around to help...

Inmate Asks to Donate Bone Marrow to Judge Who Put Him in Prison

If you were to make a list of people willing to donate bone marrow to save your life, a man you placed behind bars...

“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...

Robin Williams’ Compassion Lives On Through Son’s Service in Prisons

A year after Robin Williams’ death, his son Zak is carrying on the comedian’s legacy of humanitarian service. The actor’s oldest child is using his...

California Restores Voting Rights for 60,000 Former Felons

A court settlement has just given 60,000 felony offenders the right to vote again in California. They all committed low-level offenses and were released, placed...

Homeless Shelter’s 80-Bed Rooftop Garden Cultivates Fresh Food and Job Skills

Shelter residents are harvesting organic produce to nourish themselves while growing their skills for an eventual return to the workforce. The Metro Atlanta Task Force for...

Hundreds of Strangers Help Innocent Man After 24 Years in Prison

No amount of money could ever make up for 24 years of wrongfully imprisonment, but the financial support of hundreds of strangers can go a long...

More “Homeboys” Can Bake, Sew, Begin Ex-Gang Lives, Thanks to Grant

Making the decision to leave a gang isn’t easy—finding a way to integrate yourself into the workforce with a family to support is even...

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...
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Restauranteur Saves Bakery Because It Employs Ex-Cons

When San Francisco restaurateur Andrew Stoloff agreed to consult on the finances of an inner-city bakery in nearby Richmond, he found a failing business,...
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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...
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Prison Takes In Four New Kitten Residents

Four stray kittens were discovered hungry and covered in fleas in the Great Meadow Correctional Facility in upstate New York. A loving staff came...
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Top 10 Good News Stories of 2013

Saying goodbye to 2013 feels bittersweet. When we remember the crime and tragedies of the year, we tend to forget all the good things....
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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...
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No Person Shot, Stabbed, or Murdered in NYC Monday – Part of a Trend

For a blissful 36 hours beginning on Sunday night, there was no gun or knife violence reported in New York City. Officials couldn't remember...
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Prisoners From Rikers Island Deliver Thanksgiving Meals, Pitch In to Help Storm Victims

A group of prisoners at New York City's Rikers Island jail were let out for a day so they could deliver 700 Thanksgiving meals...
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Prisoners Given Rare Assignment to Save Endangered Butterfly

At the Mission Creek Corrections Center for Women in Belfair, Washington, inmates are helping to save the endangered Taylor’s checkerspot butterfly. Under the supervision...