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Top 10 Good News Stories of 2013
Saying goodbye to 2013 feels bittersweet. When we remember the crime and tragedies of the year, we tend to forget all the good things....
From Dog Fighting to Prison Pup to Famous Therapy Dog
As Michele Pich took hold of the dog’s leash, the prisoner handed it to her but with one request. “Please, just promise me that...
No Person Shot, Stabbed, or Murdered in NYC Monday – Part of a Trend
For a blissful 36 hours beginning on Sunday night, there was no gun or knife violence reported in New York City. Officials couldn't remember...
Prisoners From Rikers Island Deliver Thanksgiving Meals, Pitch In to Help Storm Victims
A group of prisoners at New York City's Rikers Island jail were let out for a day so they could deliver 700 Thanksgiving meals...
Prisoners Given Rare Assignment to Save Endangered Butterfly
At the Mission Creek Corrections Center for Women in Belfair, Washington, inmates are helping to save the endangered Taylor’s checkerspot butterfly. Under the supervision...
Maya Angelou Program Turns Imprisoned Teens Into ‘Scholars’
Teenagers who are locked up are still entitled to an education. Near Washington, DC a juvenile program for incarcerated youth has turned itself around,...
Iron Chef in Prison Cooks up a New Future for Filipino Convicts
Convicted murderers and rapists in the Philippines faced off against each other in a prison battle using knives, but also aprons, pots and pans.
Teams...
Humane Society Pairs Problem Pups With Prisoners
California inmates are helping correct the behavior problems of shelter dogs, a therapeutic exercise that benefits both convicts and canines.
Dogs described as having "limited...
13 Compassionate Americans Receive White House Medals
Recognizing their good deeds, President Barack Obama yesterday awarded the nation's second-highest civilian honor to 13 compassionate Americans for their decades of service helping the...
US Violent Crime Fell 6% Last Year, Extending a 4-Year Decline
Despite economic turmoil in the country, violent crime in the United States declined 6.5% last year, according to statistics released by the FBI today....
Illinois Abolishes Death Penalty to Avoid Mistaken Executions
Illinois has banned the death penalty, becoming the sixteenth state to abolish capital punishment. Gov. Patrick Quinn signed the bill to end the...
Meditation Class Helps Lower Violence at Alabama Prison
Deep inside an overcrowded prison with a reputation for mayhem, former killers and robbers gather regularly in a small room. Eyes closed, they sit...
Prisoners Lovingly Raise Endangered Frogs by Hand
In a fenced off-area behind Cedar Creek Correctional Center, two inmates spend nine hours a day feeding and tending their tiny Oregon spotted frog...
Soldiers Team Up With Shelter Dogs in Operation Heroes & Hounds
Operation Heroes & Hounds gives injured or traumatized members of the U.S. armed forces the chance to work with shelter dogs. Using a positive,...
Convict Earns Bachelor’s Degree, Plants Garden All While Serving Time
Rosado isn't your typical prisoner. He is an inmate with one of the greenest thumbs in the history of the New York's Department of...
Innocent Man Freed by DNA Evidence After 29 Years in Prison
Ray Towler was released from prison this week after serving nearly 30 years for a rape he didn't commit. DNA evidence showed that Towler...
Half Empty Jail to House Rescued Dogs
With a sharp decline in inmate population over the past month, Gwinnett County Sheriff Butch Conway plans to devote a portion of the...
Florida Man Exonerated After 35 Years Behind Bars
Florida resident James Bain was exonerated and released from prison Thursday, after spending 35 years behind bars for a wrongful conviction.
Bain had spent more...
Prison-trained Puppies Help Troops — and Convicts
Prisoners are paired with puppies in a ground-breaking program to train service dogs for injured war veterans. The program, Puppies Behind Bars, develops...
Classical Music — Behind Bars
French conductor Jean-Claude Casadesus is used to playing for classical music fans all over the world. But once a year, he and musicians...