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Reentry & Second Chance
Programs for housing, jobs, and reducing recidivism on release.
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Work program at state prison helps inmates cope with incarceration
7+ hour, 24+ min ago (280+ words) DEER LODGE - Believe it or not, this bustling warehouse is part of the Montana State Prison. There’s a program here that lets prisoners use their skills and helps their time go by much more smoothly. Inside the prison workshop keeping…...
Setting the lives of former offenders on a positive trajectory
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (1185+ words) Since taking root in a muddy field on the Dartington Estate 13 years ago, LandWorks has set the lives of at least 300 former offenders on a positive trajectory, writes Fran McElhone Behind the roadside wooden shelter from which you can purchase…...
Halfway home: Inside centre preparing convicts for life after serving jail time
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (667+ words) | The New Times newtimes.co.rw The hum of a modern tailoring machine fills one of the workshops at the Rwamagana Social Reintegration Centre as Grace Mpinganzima carefully guides a piece of fabric beneath the needle Her hands move steadily…...
LACo Breaks Ground on Reentry Facility Near Men's Central Jail
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (441+ words) County officials broke ground Wednesday on a 13,000-square-foot facility across from Men’s Central Jail in downtown Los Angeles that will provide short-term housing and other services to people leaving county custody. The three-level Warm Landing Place Facility at 955 N. Vignes…...
NCPCR proposes creches in prison complex for children of incarcerated parents
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Restoration Jail Ministry Works to Uplift Prisoners
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (477+ words) Restoration Jail Ministry, which works to bring education, life skills and Christian ministry to inmates at the Maury County Jail, is hosting a fundraising barbecue Thursday, Sept. 17 at First United Methodist Church in Columbia. Board members, volunteers and the ministry’s…...
Prisoners’ work: structured training and collaboration with businesses at the heart of the reform
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (74+ words) en.ilsole24ore.com As previously mentioned, at the end of July the Ministry of Justice requested an opinion on the draft from the Council of State. The Council, having analysed the draft line by line, identified a number of operational and…...
The Charges Were Dropped, but the Damage Was Already Done
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (406+ words) David Huerta was arrested while protesting ICE raids in LA. Yet here he was. “The president of the union just got fucking arrested,” he said. “If they can do this to me, imagine what they’re doing to other people.” Read:…...
Second chances: The push to keep offenders from returning to prison
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (1197+ words) For decades, Saint Lucia’s prison system was plagued by overcrowding, poor conditions, unrest and a high rate of recidivism. The opening of the Bordelais Correctional Facility (BCF) in Dennery in 2003 marked a significant change from that past, replacing the antiquated…...
Can the high-profile reentry program Hope for Prisoners survive its founder's fall from grace?
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (1643+ words) After Hope for Prisoners founder Jon Ponder was arrested last month on more than 20 charges related to sexual misconduct, including sexual assault, a community that had once rallied behind the convicted bank robber-turned-advocate was rattled. "I just couldn't believe it,…...