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San Quentin Prison is Using a Scandinavian Model of Rehabilitation to Turn Ex-Cons into Good Neighbors

Mar 21, 2023

Pentagon Reverses Ruling on the Release of Art Made by Guantanamo Bay Detainees

Feb 13, 2023

U.S. to Eliminate Exorbitant Cost of Prison Phone Calls With New Law

Jan 1, 2023

Officials Want to Turn Rikers Island Prison Into a Green Energy Hub

Nov 14, 2022

President Biden Pardons Thousands Convicted of Cannabis Possession Under Federal Law

Oct 10, 2022

Debut Episode of ‘LIVIN’ GOOD CURRENCY’ Podcast with GNN Co-Owner and Inspiring Guests

Mar 7, 2022

Thousands Have Donated $1.6 Million to Innocent Man Freed From Prison After 43-Year Wrongful Conviction

Nov 30, 2021

First-of-its-Kind Commencement Inside Prison Celebrates 25 Inmates That Earned Bachelor’s Degrees Behind Bars

Oct 12, 2021

Prison Inmates Learned to Quilt and Now Make Amazing Personalized Gifts for Foster Care Children (LOOK)

Oct 8, 2021

Baking Bad: Ex-Cons Are Mentored as Bakers and Now Their Bread is in the Best Restaurants

Aug 31, 2021

The Sewing Machine Project is Mending Lives Stitch By Stitch

Jul 1, 2021

As Incarceration Rate Falls, U.S. Prisons Are Being Repurposed into Homeless Shelters, Farms – Even Movie Studios

Jun 9, 2021

Parole Officer ‘Empathy Training’ Leads to a 13% Drop in Offenders Returning to Jail

Apr 3, 2021

Instead of Responding With Cops, Denver Sends Health Care Teams to Non-Criminal Calls — and It’s Already Saving Lives

Feb 15, 2021

Former Prisoners Turn Waste Into Beautiful Furniture, Re-Building Their Lives At the Same Time

Feb 3, 2021

When a Student Couldn’t Pay Tuition Fees, Prison Inmates Rallied to Raise $32k to Help

Jan 20, 2021

Global Nonprofit that Trains African Prisoners to Become Lawyers is Featured on 60 Minutes

Dec 26, 2020

Homeboy Wins $2.5 Million Dollar Hilton Humanitarian Prize on the 25th Anniversary of Annual Award

Aug 4, 2020

Nonprofit Flips Abandoned Prison into Sustainable Farm With the Help of At-Risk Youth and Jobless Veterans

Jul 27, 2020

They Recycle Electronics – And People’s Lives – By Giving Ex-Felons Good Jobs to Imagine a Better World

Jun 15, 2020

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