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  • 15 Michigan prison inmates earn degrees from Calvin College

    May 22, 2018 |

    MLive.com |

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    Response Location: United States, Ionia, Michigan

    Calvin College recently awarded degrees to fifteen men living in a prison facility in Michigan. Proponents of the program say the program helps students reframe their hopes and expectations for life post-prison. "They've gone from expecting the worst to now actually believing something good may happen," the co-director of the Calvin Prison Initiative explained.

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  • How Southern organizers are leading the movement to end money bail

    May 17, 2018 |

    Scalawag |

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    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    The organization Southerners on New Ground is helping reform the criminal justice system in the south. Activists won a small victory in Atlanta, where the mayor and city council approved a resolution that replaced cash bonds with signature bonds for misdemeanor offenses. They also raised money to help people pay their cash bails as part of a larger event called the National Bail Out collective, which bailed out 147 Black women in 26 cities this year.

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  • Nonprofits: Providing Education For People During And After Incarceration

    May 16, 2018 |

    Philadelphia Neighborhoods |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Nonprofits in the Philadelphia area work to bring education to offenders who are in corrections facilities, as well as those who are re-entering into the world. Research shows that, with access to classes, novels, and career resources, offenders are significantly less likely to be re-incarcerated than they are without these services.

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  • This prison beauty school preps inmates for a career post-incarceration

    May 15, 2018 |

    Today.com |

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    Response Location: United States, Chowchilla, California

    In a central California prison, male inmates learn cosmetology skills so they can find jobs upon release. The woman overseeing the program ensures the inmates get classroom instruction and hands-on experience working on fellow inmates and prison staff, but she has also become a mother figure for many of the men, who lacked that in their lives. Five inmates have gained their cosmetology licenses so far and they say the program helped them overcome barriers in the prison and in the community.

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  • Raising babies behind bars

    May 11, 2018 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Decatur, Illinois

    Nursery programs inside prisons are not common. The Decatur Correctional Center is one of the few in the country. Eleven years since its inception, “more than 90 women have gone through the Moms and Babies program.”

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  • The Connecticut Experiment

    May 08, 2018 |

    The Marshall Project |

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    Response Location: United States, Connecticut

    A pilot program in Connecticut for young offenders matches them with older inmates as mentors who help them confront their pasts and the underlying reasons they’re in prison. They learn new life skills and personal money management as part of a growing trend to use neuroscience to inform incarceration of young adults. The program is based on prisons in Germany and two other states are setting up similar pilots, but no data is yet available on whether the approach reduces recidivism.

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  • A New Approach To Incarceration In The U.S.: Responsibility

    April 29, 2018 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, Billerica, Massachusetts

    To stop recidivism, the Middlesex House of Correction and Jail is replicating life on the outside for inmates while they are still in prison. Designed for 18 to 24-year-olds, the program removes some aspects of prison life, such as constant surveillance and locked doors, and supports participants as they manage increasing responsibilities and obligations.

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  • Can mindfulness really end prison hatred?

    April 24, 2018 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi Area

    Kenya's prisons have a violence problem, oftentimes manifesting between the guards and the inmates. To combat the issue, a mindfulness training program is being piloted that aims to connect the guards and inmates on a more personal level through activities such as meditation, music and art.

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  • Kenya jail's 'mindful' scheme aims to bring sides closer

    April 24, 2018 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    In Kenya, prisons are rampant with violence, an overcrowded and harsh environment for people as they serve their sentences. To combat gang violence and heightened tensions between prisoners and guards, Kenya's largest maximum security facility has implemented a new program: mindfulness. The program helps prisoners and guards practice mindfulness and meditation, and ultimately helps to bridge the divide between the two factions.

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  • 30,000 Copies and Counting: This Newspaper Helps Inmates Prepare for Life on the Outside

    April 19, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Cincinnati, Ohio

    In Cincinnati, a resource guide helps those currently or previously incarcerated find resources like housing and employment so they can transition back to the community. The newspaper, called Re-enter into Society Empowered, or RISE, was created by a woman who struggled with addiction and incarceration. It features stories of recovery as well as resources in the community and the staff provide peer mentoring and advice to current inmates.

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