Hundreds of Strangers Help Innocent Man After 24 Years in Prison
A New York banker raised nearly $50,000 through a crowdfunding site to help an innocent man get back on his feet after being wrongly imprisoned for 24 years
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Prison Program Produces Business Savvy Inmates And Huge Success Rates
The Houston based Prison Entrepreneurship Program (PEP) believes that helping inmates prepare to start their own businesses when they leave prison will reduce the likelihood that they will end up behind bars again. And the program's statistics show it is working extremely well.
New Detroit Auto Factory Will Help Ex-Convicts Build New Beginnings
A new $30 million auto parts plant will build safety components for cars while helping former inmates rebuild their lives with new jobs.
Woman Helps Others Break Cycle of Prison She Endured (WATCH)
This former inmate and homeless woman has helped 800 women break the cycle of poverty and incarceration, and reunite with their children.
Toastmasters Reforms Inmates While They Are in Prison
I recommended to a self-help group of inmates at a Louisiana prison in DeQuincy that they start a Toastmasters club in the prison. Out of 60 inmate Toastmasters who had been released from prison from 1986-1991, not one had been re-arrested.
French Restaurant Hires Exclusively Ex-Cons Who Want Culinary Training
It's never too late for second chances – especially for these 114 students turning their lives around with cooking.
Give a Prisoner an Abused Dog and WATCH What Happens, Karmic Connection
Prison inmates can connect with abused dogs probably better than anyone. A new documentary shows how this connection can change two lives at the same time
"The Rock" is Proud of the "Better Men" Graduating from Prison Boot Camp
Actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who often got arrested in his youth, attended graduation for inmates completing a 6-month boot camp, calling them "better men."
California Restores Voting Rights for 60,000 Former Felons
A court settlement will return voting rights to low-level felons who are placed under community supervision.
Behind Bars Barista Training a Boost for Women's Prison Inmates
Female inmates in New Zealand have been learning how to make the perfect coffee behind bars during barista training from coffee company Peoples Coffee.
More "Homeboys" Can Bake, Sew, Begin Ex-Gang Lives, Thanks to Grant
HomeBoy Industries was awarded a grant to provide job training for 150 additional former gang members and ex-felons. Here's how they turn these lives around.
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