Why This Prison Created Father-Daughter Dances for Inmates
Inspired to turn their lives around, these dads attended parenting classes to attend a fancy father-daughter dance.
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Abandoned Baby Otter Being Nursed Back To Health
A baby otter found alone by the side of a river in the United Kingdom is being watched around the clock by rescuers.
Inmates Reduce Sentence by Growing Thriving Gardens for Charity
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.
Former White Supremacists are Helping Others to Renounce Their Extremism
These volunteers know what it's like to be fooled by hateful rhetoric – which is why they are helping others to renounce their extremist lifestyles.
Homeless Piano Player Performs Nat'l Anthem at NFL Game (WATCH)
In just three months, a musician has gone from living on the streets to performing before a TV audience of millions on NFL's Monday Night Football.
City Pays Homeless to Learn Job Skills While Beautifying Riverbanks
A picturesque river is getting a makeover while 20 of the city's homeless in Reno, Nevada are getting a new chance at jobs and housing.
Watch Coma Survivor Stand Up to Kiss His Wife for the First Time After Doctors Doubted He Would Live
For months, doctors gave him a 10% chance of surviving his coma—but watch the moment this Navy SEAL stands up to kiss his wife.
Pakistan Opens First Ever Violence Against Women Center
The centers are expected to be a stronghold for seeking justice against abusers of Pakistani women – a foothold that the nation has never had before.
Owl That Broke Wings Flying Into Car Window is Enlisted to Teach Orphan Owlets to Hunt -WATCH
An owl flew straight into the window of a moving car, breaking both wings, but a rescue group knew just what to do, and 5 months later released the bird into the man's backyard.
Meet the Couple Who Lives With 17 Kangaroos
Theresa and Tony Matthews are the loving parents of 17 children – but they're not human children; they're all kangaroos.
CVS to Limit Opioid Prescriptions, Expand Disposal Service That's Returned 100 Tons of Drugs
Limiting the strength and length of its opioid prescriptions, and expanding its successful disposal service will curb possible abuse at CVS pharmacies.
City Hires Team of Doctors to Treat Addicts on the Street Right Where They Are
A pilot study of the program has already shown success in treating drug-addicted homeless people who are eager to achieve recovery.
Policeman Moved by Plea for Parenthood Adopts Baby of Drug-Addicted Homeless Woman
When a distressed homeless woman asked him to adopt her newborn daughter, this compassionate cop did not hesitate to oblige.
Fewer People Are Returning to Prison, as Rate Drops by 23% in U.S. - Here's Why
Exciting research shows America is reducing recidivism, with more than two-thirds of states reducing both crime and imprisonment in the past decade.
"Hangover" Producer Brings College Program to Juvenile Inmates, Changing Lives
The film producer responsible for the Hangover films teamed up with a young inmate to create an innovative college program that allows hundreds of prisoners to study and live together in prison. It rewards good behavior and those who want to learn -- with great results.
Town's Compassionate Approach Cuts Rates of Overdose by More Than Half - State to Adopt It
In less than a year since they implemented their "compassion-based" followup initiative, this town is experiencing fewer overdoses than ever.
Aerosmith's Steven Tyler Donates $500K to Open Up Another Home for Abused and Traumatized Girls
Steven Tyler is a lot more than just a rock and roll icon – he is also a hero for abused women and girls across the United States.
Matches Made in Heaven (and Jail): Look at the Troubled Dogs Saved From Euthanasia by Doting Inmates
This program saves rescue dogs from euthanizaton by pairing them with inmates who find rehabilitation in working with the troubled pups.
Hula Dancing is Proving to Be an Unlikely Source of Reform for Male Prisoners
Though hula dancing is usually associated with grass skirts and dashboard figurines, these male inmates have found spiritual relief in the Hawai'ian art.
US Supreme Court Strikes Mandatory Life Terms For Juveniles
The United States Supreme Court ruled that an Alabama law that gave juveniles convicted of murder mandatory life sentences without the possibility of parole was unconstitutional. To slap juveniles with a mandatory sentence, which does not allow a judge to take into consideration the circumstances of a murder -- such as lack of intent to kill -- violates the Eighth Amendment's ban on cruel and unusual punishment.
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