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Arizona prisons boast that laborers won’t end up back behind bars. That’s not true
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDaniel Gorman should be better off. While incarcerated, he worked at the largest privately held...
Program aims to spend up to $60 million on anti-recidivism initiative
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe program is based on insights gleaned from three years of research identifying the fundamental...
Second chance job fair in Cocoa will connect employers with previously incarcerated
Florida Today via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs part of National Second Chance Month, a job and resources fair will be held this week in Cocoa...
Newsom’s $380M San Quentin State Prison revamp is underway. Here are some of the details
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 10 months agoLawmakers and activists initially balked at Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to use $380 million to build a...
Column: Monroe County has the chance to make meaningful change. Will our leaders take it?
The Herald-Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPlanning for a new, future local jail should not hold up investing in public health and restorative...
Reducing recidivism, increasing education for ex-cons to be discussed in Gainesville
The Gainesville Sun via Yahoo News· 1 year agoExploring ways community colleges can play in drastically reducing the rate of recidivism in Florida will be the topic of discussion at a two-day symposium to be held at Santa Fe College. Billed ...
California will remake San Quentin prison, emphasizing rehab
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe infamous state prison on San Francisco Bay that has been home to the largest death row...
Former convict overcoming the lack of reentry programs in the US
Newsy via AOL· 12 months agoThe United States leads the world in incarceration — by a long shot — and some experts say the reason our incarceration rate is so high is because a lack of reentry programs leads many people ...
Our outdated marijuana laws put Americans in danger. It's past time for federal cannabis reforms.
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTravis Mason, a former Marine working as a cannabis dispensary security guard, dreamed about...
The week in politics: Tennesseans should 'understand' federal education money, Lee says
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA panel appointed to consider rejecting about $1.8 billion in annual federal funding for K-12...