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When a Student Couldn't Pay Tuition Fees, Prison Inmates Rallied to Raise $32k to Help
Inmates at California's Soledad Prison in Salinas have raised $32k to help a student in need pay for the college tuition.
Prison Inmates Learned to Quilt and Now Make Amazing Personalized Gifts for Foster Care Children (LOOK)
Prison inmates in Missouri learned to quilt and now they make the most amazing gifts to donate to foster children in need.
Freed After 28 Years of Wrongful Conviction, Man Meets Pen Pal Who Never Stopped Affirming His Innocence
Schrappen described herself as being "blown away" by Johnson's elegant longhand script, and she decided to reply
San Quentin Prison is Using a Scandinavian Model of Rehabilitation to Turn Ex-Cons into Good Neighbors
San Quentin has adopted Scandinavian methods of rehabilitation that aim to protect the public by turning convicts into neighbors.
Pentagon Reverses Ruling on the Release of Art Made by Guantanamo Bay Detainees
In a rare moment of criminal justice, Guantánamo Bay detainees managed to win themselves some rights, but not the ones you might imagine.
24 Prison Inmates Get College Degrees, Graduate Together Thanks to UC Program: 'I literally feel free'
The degrees were provided and issued by Southwestern College via the Restorative Justice Program of California state.
Instead of Responding With Cops, Denver Sends Health Care Teams to Non-Criminal Calls - and It's Already Saving Lives
Denver is looking at reducing officer conflict with mental health, homeless, and trespassing cases going to a social worker response team.
Georgia State University Hails First Class of Inmate Graduates: 'A degree to utilize when they come home'
3 are graduating with highest honors (3.9 - 4.0 GPA) while the other 6 are gradutaing with high honors (3.7 - 3.89).
Prisoner in 'Dirtiest Jail' Rehabilitates Fellow Inmates with Recycling Program That Unites Prisoners
Meanwhile, the Sembrando Paz (sowing peace) vivarium uses composted material from EcoSólidos as fertilizer for its beds.
Man Leaves Jail To Find No One Will Hire Him So He Starts Business And John Legend Lends A Hand
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.
Prisoners Are Finding Purpose-and Rehabilitation-By Caring for Lambs for Drought-Stricken Farmers
Not only does the program help to alleviate stress for struggling farmers, it also teaches Australian inmates about agriculture and livestock.
Bob Ross's Legacy is Helping Inmates Plant 'Happy Little Trees' Throughout State Parks
More than 500 volunteers signed up to help plant inmate-grown saplings through the state's newly-named "Happy Little Trees" program.
Female Inmates Are Helping to Save Endangered Butterfly Species From Behind Prison Walls
More than 1,200 of the endangered Taylor's checkerspot butterfly have been raised and released through the prison's conservation program.
Former Prisoners Use Skills Learned as Inmates to Help Firefighters Battle Blazes-And Give Jobs to Ex-Cons
These former New Mexico inmates are also hoping that their business, All Around Forestry, shows other prisoners that there is indeed life after jail.
Master Violinist Performing for Inmates Receives Unexpectedly Enthusiastic Ovation (Watch)
Violinst Gidon Kremer performed Bach for inmates at the Pacific Institution in British Colombia, calling the prisoners more enthusiastic than concertgoers.
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.
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.
Homeboy Wins $2.5 Million Dollar Hilton Humanitarian Prize on the 25th Anniversary of Annual Award
The gang-intervention heroes at Homeboy Industries have just won the 2020 Hilton Humanitarian Prize, and will receive $2.5 million in unrestricted funding.
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