Inmates Are Earning Free College Degrees Behind Bars, And Their Recidivism Rate Plunges to 2%
More than 700 college diplomas have been earned by inmates in five different New York prisons through Hudson Link, a nonprofit started by inmate Sean Pica.
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After Losing Hope of Ever Finding Their Dog, Pup is Finally Found Living Like King Among Doting Prison Inmates
Although this pup's owners were frantic with worry over his disappearance, he was found only days later living like a king amongst the local prison inmates.
Inmates Sentenced to Life in Prison Have Commitment to Spiritual Transformation Unlike Any I Have Seen
Prisoners serving life-sentences might not seem like the most obvious group for seeking spiritual enlightenment, but that's exactly the case in California.
Nonprofit Flips Abandoned Prison into Sustainable Farm With the Help of At-Risk Youth and Jobless Veterans
Growing Change turns abandoned prisons into sustainable farms to give work to at-risk youth and wounded veterans in North Carolina.
Convict Learns Law, Wins Own Release, Now Works in Court of Appeals
An innocent man doing time in prison is now clerking for a federal court after a fellow inmate told him to "stop playing basketball" and start learning law.
Former Prisoners Turn Waste Into Beautiful Furniture, Re-Building Their Lives At the Same Time
Formerly-incarcerated people make clever furniture out of recycled construction waste at Formr, where pieces range from $89 to $500.
Global Nonprofit that Trains African Prisoners to Become Lawyers is Featured on 60 Minutes
Justice Defenders trains people in nearly 50 prisons in Kenya and Uganda to become paralegals and lawyers to provide legal services.
First-of-its-Kind Commencement Inside Prison Celebrates 25 Inmates That Earned Bachelor's Degrees Behind Bars
25 incarcerated men received bachelor's degrees during a commencement ceremony at California State Prison, LA County.
Baking Bad: Ex-Cons Are Mentored as Bakers and Now Their Bread is in the Best Restaurants
A Scottish bakery teaches ex-cons new schools, and it's providing bread to some of the country's poshest restaurants.
The Sewing Machine Project is Mending Lives Stitch By Stitch
The Sewing Machine Project is mending lives stitch by stitch. Here's how the charity is changing lives all around the world.
As Incarceration Rate Falls, U.S. Prisons Are Being Repurposed into Homeless Shelters, Farms - Even Movie Studios
Whether a farm, homeless shelter, document lockup, or even a movie studio, the repurposing of closed prisons is a creative hotspot in the U.S.
Thousands Have Donated $1.6 Million to Innocent Man Freed From Prison After 43-Year Wrongful Conviction
Wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years, Kevin Strickland has been released and a fundraiser has gathered $1.5 million for his new life.
Ex-con Saves Baby on Side of Road, Plays Gospel to Calm Her
A Georgia man who served ten years for manufacturing cocaine is being credited with saving a 15-month-old baby he found alongside a highway. Bryant Collins, an auto repair man who says he has been free and clean for five years, spotted the girl crawling alongside a Madison County highway, east of Atlanta.
Crime and Punishment: Juvenile Offenders Study Russian Literature
Something strange is happening at Beaumont Juvenile Correctional Center. Residents are so eager to get into a Russian literature class led by the University of Virginia that prison officials use it as a reward. The youths are clamoring to read thick books like War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy, a moral thinker and non-violent pacifist who was said to have had a profound impact on Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr.
Prisoners From Rikers Island Deliver Thanksgiving Meals, Pitch In to Help Storm Victims
A group of prisoners at New York City's Rikers Island jail were let out for a day so they could deliver 700 Thanksgiving meals to the needy. The men cooked up the hundreds of turkey dinners in a jail kitchen for delivery to two churches, according to an AP report. That's not the only example this month of Riker's prison helping New Yorkers in need. A New York Times story today tells how, after Hurricane Sandy tore through nearby neighborhoods, the island inmates did 6,600 pounds of laundry for people in emergency shelters.
Maya Angelou Program Turns Imprisoned Teens Into 'Scholars'
Teenagers who are locked up are still entitled to an education. Near Washington, DC a juvenile program for incarcerated youth has turned itself around, much like some of the inmates, thanks to poet, Maya Angelou. 60 teenagers study at the juvenile correctional center, amid barbed wire and guards, within the gleaming new walls of the Maya Angelou Academy. Where there once were shackles and beatings, now there is emotional as well as intellectual growth for the inmates, who are called scholars.
Knitting Circle of Male Prisoners Weave for the Needy
In New Zealand, a knitting circle formed for prisoners is churning out hats, slippers and scarves for donation to those in need in their community. The knitting does great things for the men's self worth as well.
Prisoners Can Reduce Jail Time by Helping Street Dogs
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.
New Second Chance Pell Grant Program Gives Inmates Federal Aid to Take College Classes
67 colleges and universities will participate in the new Second Chance Pell pilot program that expands access to financial aid for incarcerated individuals.
Former Harlem Drug Dealer Graduates From Columbia University On Long Road Back From Prison
At 67, after two prison stints and so many arrests he's lost count, a former drug dealer donned a cap and gown as a graduate of the prestigious Columbia University.
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