Prison systems nationwide are working to make those who are incarcerated feel more at home in hopes it leads to better outcomes. It is known as normalization and works to make conditions inside ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 1. "I worked in a state prison for 26 years. What I've learned is that 1) Respect works both ways. 2) Listening is more important ...

Jacob Rocha spends his days working inside a warehouse surrounded by heavy machinery and wood, tucked in the Rocky Mountains. “Learned the machines, worked my way up, everything just kind of fell in ...

Content warning: Discussions of abuse and sexual assault. 1."I worked in a state prison for 26 years. What I've learned is that 1) Respect works both ways. 2) Listening is more important than talking.

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 ...

We examined the injustices of prison labor nationwide — and lay the foundation for a more equitable path forward. Our nation incarcerates more than 1.2 million people in state and federal prisons, and ...

Dozens of people incarcerated in Maine are allowed to have laptops and hold down remote jobs. In some cases, they're making upwards of $60,000 a year. People in prison work all kinds of jobs. They're ...

University of Oregon students interning at the Prison Education Program volunteer three days a week at Sponsors, Inc., a nonprofit organization in Eugene that provides a variety of support services to ...

The Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution in Pendleton won five awards last month, including first place honors for its newsletter and magazine at the 2025 American Penal Press Contest. Twenty-one ...