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Former NFL first-round pick Will Allen gets six years in prison for Ponzi scheme

Former NFL defensive back Will Allen was given six years in prison for his role in a Ponzi scheme, a harsher sentence than observers expected. Allen got twice the average sentence for fraud. Former banker Susan Daub also got six years. Both pleaded guilty. Allen, a cornerback,...

Freed by Innocence Project, ex-inmate takes up cause

By Todd Richmond - February 15, 2017 Jarrett Adams was 17 years old in September 1998 when he made a decision he would regret for the rest of his life. He and two friends decided to road trip from Illinois to Wisconsin for a night of partying. The outing ended with a student...

From prison to college to success

Some may not want to pay to help felons cope with life outside prison walls, but if we don’t invest many will fall back into a life of crime. By Ari Kohn - The Seattle Times - OPINION EACH month, the state of Washington releases roughly 700 people from its prisons. These men...

Doing Frozen Time: A 30-Year Inmate's View Of Modern Technology

David Simonsen for Prison Lives - Feb 15, 2017 I have never held a cellphone, much less used one to text or take a selfie. I didn't know what a "selfie" was until a couple of years ago. I have never owned a personal computer, much less "surfed" the...