It hasn’t been easy behind bars for Aaron Benson. So, graduating from college is a step in the right direction towards a better life. Benson is of the 25 inmates in Lancaster prison in California who graduated and received their diplomas at the first-ever prison Cal State graduation ceremony. For […]
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With Imprisonment Rate Falling, US Prisons Are Repurposed into Shelters & Farms for the Homeless
The declining crime rates in the US have led to prisons closing and officials looking into creative ways to repurpose them. One such prison from Connecticut has been repurposed into a storage for documents whereas another one is used for training new correction officers. Some have been emptied, but not […]
When this Student Couldn’t Pay for Tuition, these Prison Inmates Raised $32K to Help Him
For the past 8 years, students from the Palma School in Salinas, California participate in a book club at a very unusual location, i.e. the Soledad State Prison. The founders of the book club named Exercises in Empathy, Mia Mirassou and Jim Micheletti said that students go into the prison […]
In Kerala, India, Inmates Are Helping Produce Face Masks to Reduce the Shortage amid COVID-19 Outbreak
Italy and Spain are still in lockdown due to the COVID-19 outbreak whereas the US has declared a state of emergency. The situation in India is not much different- the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has set guidelines on how and when to get into self-quarantine. But, in all […]
This Prison in Indiana Takes in Shelter Cats- They Have Transformed Prisoners’ Lives
In a prison in Indiana, inmates and cats are changing each other’s lives for the better. The Pendelton Correctional Facility has a program which brings cats from shelters to live inside the prison. The inmates take turns taking care for the fluffy cuties. In the prison, the cats are allowed […]
Abused Dogs Rehabilitation Program in Lovelock Prison Helps Inmates, Veterans & First Responders
On a recent Wednesday morning, an inmate from the Lovelock Correctional Center was dressed in blue pants and denim shirt while he brushed away his tears during a prison graduation ceremony. The inmate spent several weeks training a dog in the correctional facility and now he gets to give the […]