Wilmington City Councilwoman Shane Darby addresses a community meeting about the pending closure of the Plummer Correctional Center, which had a prison work release program. (Sarah Mueller/WHYY) What ...
STATUS AND GET ONE IF NEEDED. IT IS A SECOND CHANCE FOR MEN COMING OUT OF PRISON. A NEW CULINARY REENTRY PROGRAM OUT OF THE NEW MEXICO STATE PENITENTIARY IS SEEING SUCCESS. ALYSSA MUNOZ IS IN SANTA FE ...
A Texas prison program uses Islamic mentorship to reduce recidivism.
The United States has the largest prison population in the world. At present, over 2 million American adults are incarcerated in federal and state prisons. Aside from having the world's largest prison ...
Needle and syringe programs are a proven public health intervention that provide free, sterile injecting equipment to people who use drugs. By reducing needle sharing, these programs help prevent the ...
This year, 228 prison inmates enrolled in Lewis-Clark State College courses — up from 40 just three years ago. Federal support has helped fuel the program.
RAPID CITY (SOUTH DAKOTA SEARCHLIGHT) - No other place in the world incarcerates women at a higher rate than South Dakota, according to research by a prison-focused nonprofit, and the construction of ...