The American Library Association (ALA) is backing new federal legislation to expand access to education, literacy, and ...
The measure would allow incarcerated people nearing release to apply for SNAP, and allow those convicted of a felony drug ...
The Last Mile is a California-based nonprofit that provides education and training opportunities for people who have been ...
After serving more than 11 years behind bars, Kerwin Pittman is transforming a shuttered prison into a campus offering ...
A Tennessee program’s success stems from a yearlong commitment to housing stability, employment continuity and social support ...
Tommy Miller was sitting in his first period high school biology class when police walked in and arrested him for a crime that would eventually land him in various prisons across Iowa for 17 1/2 years ...
The former director of the state Dept. of Corrections’ Office of Programs and Re-entry and a retired detective write that the Legislature should fund prison ministries proven to reduce ...
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A prison seminary program is one of the first priorities for the new head of South Dakota’s state corrections system. South Dakota Department of Corrections Secretary Nick ...
DES MOINES, Iowa — Recidivism rates are at their lowest in the last decade for Iowa Department of Corrections (DOC) facilities. According to the Iowa DOC, the recidivism rate for FY2022 to FY2025 is ...
Utah just built a new prison on the west-side of the city and now lawmakers are looking for funding to expand.
Ten Montana State Prison inmates graduated Thursday from The Last Mile training program, which offers computer coding and other skills to boost the odds of a good job after prison.