Unable to find someone willing to hire him, Avila decided to start a business—and it's providing good jobs to other ex-convicts, with help from John Legend.
Spending time with pets can be particularly therapeutic for inmates. That's why a team of convicts are now comforting shelter pups during firework shows.
The nation's newest Miss America is a 23-year-old Wisconsin brunette who had long conversations with her family mulling whether or not to make her father's jail time for mail fraud the heart of her campaign in the beauty pageant. Laura Kaeppeler said she wants children of incarcerated adults to feel less alone, to have mentoring and as much of a relationship with their parents as possible.
Since the imprisoned handymen have been put to work on the little wooden houses, over 50 stray dogs have already been given shelter from the weather.
This nonprofit teaches others how to provide cheap tattoo removal for ex-convicts and victims of human trafficking who are eager for a fresh start.
This study shows that female inmates who meditate twice a day have less trauma symptoms and are less likely to recidivate.
Inspired to turn their lives around, these dads attended parenting classes to attend a fancy father-daughter dance.
With all their produce going to charities helping the poor, these Brazilian inmates have created a great green garden of life to benefit their community.
Convicts may carry a bad rep for being in prison, but that hasn't stopped these teenage convicts from competing in a national mathematics competition.
This 42-year-old man was able to use a cell phone for the first time after he spent the last 24 years behind bars following a wrongful conviction.
Aaron Tucker didn't care if he didn't get the job he wanted - he was determined to help an injured stranger.
This new piece of legislation ensures that thousands of formerly-convicted Alabama residents will be able to partake in the political process.
Despite what others may have you think, America's incarceration rate has steadily been declining – and there are less people in prisons, too.
The therapy doesn't just offer hope for better prospects on the outside – it also offers self-esteem and motivation for better behavior.
The measure is set to go into full effect in 270 days after it was approved by the city council this week.
Exciting research shows America is reducing recidivism, with more than two-thirds of states reducing both crime and imprisonment in the past decade.
These non-violent offenders were not breaking into an SUV to steal anything; they were simply trying to help a distressed couple unlock their car door.
An app that is being called "Instagram for Prisons" allows families to stay in connect with inmates simply by taking a cell phone picture.
After serving a 14-year sentence for murder, no one would have expected Sarah Jane Coffman to go anywhere near the Hiland Mountain Correctional Center once she was released. But every Saturday she makes the 10-mile drive with a viola in tow for orchestra practice at the prison just north of Anchorage. Coffman is a founding member of the women's string orchestra at the prison, playing since 2003.
Magdalene is a two-year sanctuary for women with a criminal history of prostitution and drug abuse. It provides safety, discipline, and unconditional love.
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