How should efforts to implement criminal justice reform handle minor offenses committed by juveniles? Officials in Newark, New Jersey, are trying a new approach: municipal courts, public schools and police have aligned to develop an alternative sentencing program for teenagers:…
Troy Williams did his time -- 18 years of a life sentence in California prison -- and he survived by using his experiences as bases for podcasts, videos and other documentation on the inside. Continuing these pursuits after parole in…
For decades, the state of Louisiana has been known as the incarceration capital of America. But over the past year, the state has been trying to shed that reputation with new reforms that decrease the prison population and save money.…
The needs of formerly incarcerated women are often more complex than men in terms of housing, child custody and gender-specific stigma. Even with re-entry organizations to help women transition back into their communities, they often face an uphill battle to…
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We take a look at a troubled teen, a film and the power of storytelling. See how art, opportunity and mentorship can change lives.
The New Jersey Reentry Corporation announced a program to help underserved communities and the formerly incarcerated obtain gainful employment.
By: Emily Harris and Jenna Tipaldo “I’m extremely excited. Right now, I’m trying to get into a full type of social work to raise some funds. I want to do a book on my life story. But really my whole…
As a part of our multi-platform public media initiative, “Chasing the Dream: Poverty and Opportunity in America,” we take you inside Monmouth University’s academic exchange program where students get an education on mass incarceration inside a maximum security prison.
More than 5 million children in the U.S. have had a parent in prison at some point. In Indiana, where that number is 177,000, a mentoring program aims to bolster support for those children by connecting them with adults who…