HOW THIS PROGRAM WORKS. FOR A COMPANY THAT MAKES BOXES, ATLAS CONTAINER CORP IS REALLY THINKING OUTSIDE OF ONE. BY HIRING INMATES TO THE WORK RELEASE PROGRAM AND PAYING THEM THE SAME AS OTHER ...

An inmate who was in Erie County's Community Works Program was serving sentence for conviction for pistol-whipping a woman, according to records Erie Times-News obtained in Right-to-Know case. Erie ...

Pilot inmate work-release programs place nonviolent prisoners into paid jobs. Programs cut recidivism, let participants save wages, and secure post-release jobs. Federal seed grants and national ...

By pairing inmates with horses, Owens said, detainees gain practical job skills while also getting the therapeutic benefits of working closely with animals. In addition, the program helps detainees to ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia inmates who most need in-prison educational programs — which better prepare them for release and make them less likely to reoffend — are, in large part, the ones not ...