Secretary Perez tours the Montgomery County Correctional Facility in Boyds, Maryland, to discuss educational programs promoting rehabilitation.In America, we believe in second chances. We don’t kick people to the curb for making a bad decision. We offer a hand up so they can get back on their fee...
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New Jersey State Prison in TrentonTRENTON – A former New Jersey State Prison employee who accepted bribes to smuggle tobacco into the jail, was barred from any future public employment and must serve prison time, a Superior Court judge decided Monday.Keith Harris, a former trade technician at the...
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Physical therapists and other senior medical staffers in the Federal Bureau of Prisons have been routinely assigned guard duties and other security-related shifts.WASHINGTON - Nurses, physical therapists and other senior medical staffers in the Federal Bureau of Prisons have been routinely assign...
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In hush-money case, judge called him a "serial child molester" and ordered him to enroll in a sex-offender treatment programThe longest-serving Republican House speaker, Dennis Hastert, has pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI and violating federal banking laws to cover up payments he all...
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Black, poor and rural children are affected even more.Junior Bowersock, 8, holds up a photo card that expresses his feelings during a New Hope after-school program at Mark Twain Elementary School in Tulsa, Okla. At left is his brother, Bryan, 11. New Hope Oklahoma offers after-school programs, we...
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“A kid shouldn’t suffer the same sentence that their parents are suffering.”By Sarah Grossman - Huffington PostHaving an incarcerated parent can be devastating for a child’s well-being. But now there are clear steps states can take to ensure these children are able to thrive.In the U.S., 5 millio...
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The Devastating Toll of Parental Incarceration on Kids, Families and CommunitiesBy the Annie E. Casey Foundation - April 18, 2016DOWNLOAD (20 PG PDF)More than 5 million U.S. children have had a parent in jail or prison at some point in their lives. The incarceration of a parent can have as much i...
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April 25, 2016, By The Annie E. Casey FoundationIn a new report released today, A Shared Sentence: The Devastating Toll of Parental Incarceration on Kids, Families and Communities, the Annie E. Casey Foundation recommended policy reforms that would help millions of children who struggle with emot...
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Morgan Gliedman’s 3-year-old daughter looking out a prison window on a visit with her father.By KJ Dell’AntoniaAPRIL 26, 2016Morgan Gliedman’s 3-year-old daughter keeps a few pictures of her visits with her dad taped to the wall by her bed, and the rest in a little pink suitcase along with his le...