JoyBelle Phelan believes that no one should be reduced to their worst moment. Phelan’s own story is her best proof of the importance of that fierce belief: Her worst moments led to her incarceration – ...

The struggles of prisoners illustrate flaws in Nebraska’s prison education system despite some recent successes. Getting a post-secondary education while incarcerated is challenging, confusing and ...

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — What’s long been known as Pheasantland Industries will have a new name next month. Come November 1, the South Dakota Department of Corrections offender-work programs will be ...

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — Plans to change the name and make other revisions to work programs in South Dakota’s state prisons are no longer going forward, at least for now. Switching the name from ...

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ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) aims to help recently released inmates stay out of prison by providing immediate paid employment and skills training. “How I see it, ...

No doubt, prison reform advocates would love to see it. But so far, PolitiFact could find no sign of the prison-to-work program that candidate Barack Obama touted in the campaign. There's nothing like ...

For a long time, the idea of rehabilitation programs inside prisons has generated lots of eye-rolling and scorn. We designed our prison system based on a perceived reality that rehabilitation is not ...