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Michael Wentz works at Pelsue Co., an engineering and manufacturing company in Englewood. "We're very proud of Mike's journey and delighted to play our part in it," Pelsue chief executive Mark Pelsue said.(Craig F. Walker, The Denver Post) By Kirk Mitchell - The Denver Post  -  08/19/2...

LaKeisha Burton (right), convicted at age 16 for attempted murder, and prisoner-rights activist Gloria Killian, hug each other. // Photo: Viji Sundaram Aug 13, 2012 CLAREMONT, Calif. – When a number of formerly incarcerated women last year received what they thought was a distress e-mail from a...

Gangbanging brought Tookie Williams to death row. Can a series of children's books that decry violence bring him redemption?   Stanley "Tookie" Williams on Death Row     By Elizabeth Mehren Times Staff Writer  -  January...

Bill McClellan  Sunday, July 22, 2012 Twenty years ago, George Spann belonged to the College and Carter Six Deuce Crips. As the name suggests, they sold dope — mostly crack cocaine — at the intersection of College and Carter avenues on the city's North Side. Unlike most of the gang members, Spa...

Former inmate Hector Morales at work; the Office of Reentry in Newark, N.J., intervened to help him. He says he was tired of being a bad role model for his kids.By Howard Husock  -  August 3, 2012 Instead of training and counseling, Newark is trying work first—with promising results Hector Mora...

July 28, 2012 (CBS News) OSSINING, N.Y. - At one music workshop, the lessons are not surprising, but the students' resumes are. Daniel Barthels, Denis Martinez and Kenyatta Hughes are part of a rather unusual group of musicians. The unlikely school of ...

8/27/2012 This is an interview with Elizabeth Johnstone, who in 2007 started teaching yoga and meditation at York Correctional Institution in Niantic, Conn., a high-security women's prison. After attending a "Personal Revolution" bootcamp with Baron Baptiste, she began teachi...

Even with her monthly visits, Makayla McGrath, 9, cannot get enough of her dad, Ricky Tisdale. This is their first time participating in the Returning Hearts celebration. It's the one time a year where family members can have physical contact at this maximum-security prison. Volunteer chaperone S...

Dave Dahl, the bad seed. Could there be a less likely candidate to revive a 50-year-old family business?  Robbie McClaran Bill Donohue Jun 1, 2009Glenn Dahl was taking an absurd risk in letting his younger brother Dave—recovering addict, six-time felon—back into his life and business The worst ...