Illustration: Maura Losch/Axios By Shauneen Miranda - Axios Prisons have banned thousands of books, according to a new report, and the figure may be even higher than researchers can determine. Why it matters: Prison book bans far exceed school and libr...
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By Alexis Mathews - WLKY October 11, 2023 LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Goodwill Industries of Kentucky has launched a new multimillion-dollar pilot program to help Kentucky inmates transition from incarceration to self-sufficiency. The initiative called Aspire, is furthering...
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Oct 7, 2023 By Walter Pavlo The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) incarcerates nearly 160,000 inmates in its 122 institutions. Of those, less than 3% (4,544) are over the age of 65, many of them have been in prison for many years. However, older inmates, particularly incoming ...
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More than 600,000 people are released from prisons every year in the US and face an array of barriers to re-entry. For many, food has been a refuge Chef Michael Carter and staff, all formerly incarcerated, open up for the day at Down North Pizza in Philadelphia, on 21 Septe...
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Inmates learn roofing skills at Chesterfield County Jail | WRIC ABC 8News By Madison Moore - WRIC Sep 27, 2023 CHESTERFIELD, (WRIC) – John Harrington is a member of the Helping Addicts Recover Progressively program, known as HARP, and has years of expe...
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By Morning Joe, MSNBC September 27, 2023 The new documentary '26.2 to Life' tells the story of incarcerated men who are members of the 1000 Mile Club, the San Quentin prison's long distance running club. Director and Producer Christine Yoo and former inmate, runner and film ...
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By Reagan Di Trolio Sep. 25, 2023 SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Inmates in Missouri correctional centers are no longer allowed to receive reading materials purchased by family and friends from a bona fide vendor. This is all under a new policy adopted by the state De...
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Law enforcement officers escorted Danilo Cavalcante from a Pennsylvania State Police barracks in Avondale, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, September 13. Matt Rourke AP By Danny Freeman and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN September 13, 2023 The convicted murderer w...
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Police say they believe convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante is still in Chester County Cavalcante got free from Chester County Prison last Thursday by "crab walking" between two walls. By Joseph De Avila - WSJ Sept. 7, 2023 The m...