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Inmates make phone calls from their cell at the Orange County jail in Santa Ana

Daily News Lesson May 04 2023

Understanding high cost of staying in touch for incarcerated

Learn why costs of basic services for incarcerated people makes it harder to return to life outside jails and prisons

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Daily News Lesson March 09 2023

Top Lesson: Congress overrules D.C. Council on crime bill -- "smack in the face to democracy" + News wrap 3/9/23 + Student video

Civics lesson: How federalism works may surprise you

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Daily News Lesson January 29 2023

Tyre Nichols’ death puts spotlight back on excessive police use of force

Discuss how a police killing in Memphis has led to increased criticism of police use of force

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Daily News Lesson December 20 2022

Lesson plan: Initiative allows inmates to work toward law degree while behind bars

Learn about a program that helps people in prison become lawyers and discuss the benefits of such a program

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Daily News Lesson December 13 2022

Jail treats inmates with substance abuse issues to break the cycle of recidivism

Learn about a program in one jail that seeks to break cycles of imprisonment by treating addiction

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Lesson Plan April 08 2022

Lesson plan: The barriers to reentering society after prison

Discuss the barriers to reentry that returning citizens face after time in jail or prison

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Lesson Plan December 23 2021

Lesson plan: Navigating life after wrongful conviction

Learn how many struggle after being exonerated for crimes they did not commit

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Daily News Lesson December 22 2021

How arrest records become ‘invisible handcuffs’ that keep people unemployed

Learn how arrest records can linger in public and limit future opportunities, even for those not convicted of crimes

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Lesson Plan December 22 2021

Lesson Plan: Some federal prisoners are under home confinement because of COVID, but what about your state?

Understand why federal and state governments can change lives and communities through resentencing, especially during crises like COVID

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Daily News Lesson December 21 2021

Why dozens of men spent most of their lives in prison after Louisiana reneged on plea deal

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