Friday, November 16, 2012 WARREN, Maine (AP) — Inmates and officials at the Bolduc Correctional Facility in Warren say a program that allows prisoners to take care of abandoned horses at a nearby farm works wonders for man and animal alike. The animal therapy pr...
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By SARA SHEPHERD - Associated Press - Nov. 14, 2012LAWRENCE, Kan. — Larry Swinson, a slight, 75-year-old retiree, regularly slides into church pews at Lansing Correctional Facility between much burlier, blue-uniformed men with more tattoos and less singing experience.The Lawrence resident ha...
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November 15, 2012A lawsuit filed Thursday in Alameda County Superior Court alleges that the state’s third-largest county jail discriminates against inmates with disabilities by denying them accessible toilets, showers and visiting areas; keeping them in the infirmary in conditions that amount to ...
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Homeboy Industries, the passion project of an L.A. priest, has brought life reboots to hundreds of ex-cons, including onetime gang members and the former CEO of mega-construction company KB Home. By Douglas McGray - April 16, 2012Father Gregory Boyle, the founder and heart of Homeboy Industries...
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Getting a job after being in jail can be nearly impossible. A new site called Collaborative Benefit hopes to make it easier to connect people coming out of jail with potential employers.Tulio Cardozo realized he had a problem the day he bumped into a stranger in Macy’s while searching for a birth...
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Rebecca Boone - November 13, 2012 BOISE, Idaho — A gang war that appears to have taken over parts of an Idaho private prison is spilling into the federal courts, with some inmates contending prison officials are ceding control to gang leaders in an effort to save money. ...
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Phillips has spent 11 years in federal prison - Photo by Eric BartonBy Eric Barton - Monday, May 7, 2012A federal inmate who has served 11 years on drug charges he says he didn't commit has convinced prosecutors to let him out of prison. Elroy Phillips refused to accept his fate...
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By Ily Goyanes Thu., Jan. 13 2011There may be a new way to deter crime. Apparently honey buns (yes, those gooey, sticky, doughy sponges covered in cellophane) are more popular with Florida prisoners than cigarettes and Coca-Cola.Florida inmates buy about 270,000 honey buns per mont...
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November 11, 2012By Phil Ray - The Altoona MirrorHOLLIDAYSBURG - When it came time to end a visit with his father, a 4-year-old boy didn't want to go home. He preferred to stay with Dad, whom he hadn't seen in a while.He crawled into a toy box in the room and did not want to come out, said his ...