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Newsom's plan to transform San Quentin prison lacks details but is moving ahead
LA Times via Yahoo News· 10 months agoGov. Gavin Newsom has sweeping plans to transform San Quentin State Prison into a place where...
Op-Ed: A new bill would model California prison reform on Norway's success. Here's why it misses the...
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTrucks move across Terminal Island, shared by the ports of L.A. and Long Beach, in 2021. A new...
New pilot program aimed at helping Georgia prison inmates find jobs following release
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer via Yahoo News· 7 months ago“Our goal is to give every person in the program the tools and support needed to land a good job,”...
Building new prisons not needed, state rep. says in push for construction ban
The Metrowest Daily News via Yahoo News· 11 months agoBOSTON — There's a "groundswell" on Beacon Hill to implement a five-year jail and prison...
Phoenix House looks to take next step in rehabilitation
The Tuscaloosa News via Yahoo News· 4 months agoFew people in Alabama have ever heard of Dave Durocher, but he may soon have a dramatic impact on...
Trump, Kim Kardashian got me clemency. Second chances aren't soft on crime.
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn 1996, I was convicted of a first-time, nonviolent drug offense and was sentenced to life in...
Those in Alabama prisons need a reward system to encourage change
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEDITOR'S NOTE: Kenneth Traywick is incarcerated in Fountain Correctional Facility, a medium security...
Planned closure of Blythe prison draws protest from leaders in Coachella Valley
The Desert Sun via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAfter the state recently announced that a prison in Blythe will close in a couple years, several...
Tennessee 'tough on crime' bill will not make us safer and take away from rehabilitation
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoWhen our state lawmakers propose laws that aim to be tough on crime, everyone deserves to know the...
Texas court offers rehabilitation program to help military veterans
CBS News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA recent report revealed that as many as 1 in 3 veterans says they've been arrested at least once,...