Wilmington City Councilwoman Shane Darby addresses a community meeting about the pending closure of the Plummer Correctional Center, which had a prison work release program. (Sarah Mueller/WHYY) What ...

Research has shown that stable employment after incarceration dramatically reduces the likelihood of someone reoffending. One ...

PENDLETON — With Oregon’s recidivism rate nearing its lowest point in decades, nearly 30 employers on Aug. 1 stepped inside the Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution in Pendleton for the prison’s ...

(TNS) — A series of bills proposed by the Maine Department of Corrections that could increase fees for people held in state prisons has prompted lawmakers to ask for a clearer look at the economy ...

Almost everyone in prison today will return to our communities. Whether they reoffend depends on what we do to prevent ...

STATUS AND GET ONE IF NEEDED. IT IS A SECOND CHANCE FOR MEN COMING OUT OF PRISON. A NEW CULINARY REENTRY PROGRAM OUT OF THE NEW MEXICO STATE PENITENTIARY IS SEEING SUCCESS. ALYSSA MUNOZ IS IN SANTA FE ...

The Northern Nevada Correctional Center will host a graduation ceremony on June 10 at 10 a.m. to honor incarcerated students who have transformed their lives through education. The event celebrates ...

Too often, people released from prison eventually violate their parole or commit new crimes and end up back in prison. The Institute for Human Services, known for its work with homeless people, is ...

The Blair County Prison Society is working with its counterpart in Centre County to bring a prison re-entry program into Blair County Prison. Go Reentry Specialists of Bellefonte this month launched a ...