How dietitians and community health workers can support health, food security, and successful reintegration for people ...

California lawmakers have a chance to pass a bill that would increase opportunities for diversion programs and lower ...

Meko Lincoln spent 17 years behind bars before earning associate’s, bachelor’s, and master’s degrees from the Roger Williams ...

Kerwin Pittman, a former inmate, has purchased the old Wayne County prison with plans to transform it into a reentry center ...

Jessica Cook, a single mother from Charlottesville, did everything the court asked. Her life shows how fragile “success” can be after incarceration for women.

LANSING—This year, Michigan’s prison recidivism rate, or the number of people leaving prison and then returning, is the lowest on record, with nearly 80% of ex-inmates staying out of prison three ...

Recidivism rates remain high across America and programs that can help reduce those rates are now in jeopardy with federal budget cuts. According to the Council on Criminal Justice, the Trump ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Workforce training inside correctional facilities is helping incarcerated individuals build skills that translate directly into employment after release. One of ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS — Sheriffs’ departments in east-central Iowa are having to adjust their approach to helping ...

The state had recently expanded the novel program for providing one-on-one career coaching, job fairs behind bars, and support for people after release. Thomas Van Hoose had been here before. Nearing ...

Reports show hiring numbers are slowing nationwide, but the Arizona Department of Economic Security is leading programs to help people from any background find jobs. One of their programs specifically ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A program aimed at providing support for convicted felons after they leave prison and re-enter society is seeing positive results. Six months into the pilot program for ...