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Prison Inmates Help Abused Cats Become More Adoptable
A program at a Washington state prison is improving the lives of abused cats and also the inmates who now care for them.
Five felines...
Prison Inmates Jump in to Rescue 3 Boys From Raging Creek
Prisoners working in a nearby park jumped into strong moving current to help save three boys floating downstream after their kayak overturned in a...
Inmates Find Health and Solace in Yoga
Three times a week, Robbie Norris, a lean, 50-year-old yoga teacher, hops into his 1992 Volvo and heads to his class in Richmond, Va....
Alaska Inmates Find Identity in Orchestra
After serving a 14-year sentence for murder, no one would have expected Sarah Jane Coffman to go anywhere near the Hiland Mountain Correctional Center...
“Hangover” Producer Brings College Program to Juvenile Inmates, Changing Lives
The film producer responsible for the Hangover films teamed up with a young inmate to create an innovative college program that allows hundreds of...
No Child Left Alone: Volunteers Mentor Children of Inmates
With 2.3 million inmates behind bars in the US, the goal of volunteers in mentor programs for the 2.7 million children of prisoners is:...
Convicted Killers Help Care for Fellow Inmates With Dementia
Imprisoned felons in Louisiana and California are being given an extraordinary opportunity to show care and compassion for fellow inmates. As the numbers of...
Farming at Leavenworth Prison Trains Inmates, Feeds Needy
A fresh foods program at the Leavenworth Penitentiary has inmates growing a quarter million pounds of produce every year, which produces free healthy food...
Cookies, Potato Chips, and Clothing Help Inmates to New Life
A jail-based brand that includes crispy potato chips, crunchy cookies and formal shirts seems an unlikely route back to life in the outside world...
Oregon Inmates Help Save Deputy’s Life
Two jail inmates on a work crew in Oregon helped to save the life of a deputy who collapsed. The three were giving aid...
UPDATE: ‘We Do Have a Heart’ Inmates Say of Rescue
"We do have a heart," said one of the four inmates who came to the aid of Deputy Kenneth Moon, who was being strangled...
Prison Inmates Meditate to Deal with Life Behind Bars
Kenneth Brown discovered meditation, yoga and Buddhist teachings three months into his 20-year sentence behind bars. Inmates say meditation -- an ancient...
Food Banks Get Help From Prison Inmates
As food bank shelves quickly empty during the recession and more people need help to feed their families, prisons are providing a partial...
Inmates Train Security Dogs and Feel Common Bond (Video)
Happiness comes to both the incarcerated and the canines that are being trained to sniff bombs at several prisons in Fla....
Charter Schools Help Jailed Inmates
Albert is a 29-year-old jail inmate who dreams of working in real estate one day, but is currently a high-school dropout. Now, with help...
Princeton Chess Club Plays Prison Inmates
Chess players from Princeton University were challenged and check-mated by the best chess players at a maximum security prison in Trenton, New Jersey. The...
Pastoral Minister Has Led Prayer Services for Inmates for 20 Years
"She's the Mother Teresa of the King County Jail, holding prayer services three times a week for 20 years, taking a bus from her...
Book Giveaways Give Inmates Food for Thought
Give inmates books when they're bored and they're less likely to cause trouble, more likely to think about turning over a new leaf. The...
India Prisons Inject Culture to Reform Inmates
Prison authorities in southern India are planning to introduce thousands of inmates to poetry, literature and music in a novel rehabilitation program that also...
Inmates and Horses Get a Second Chance
The horse program at this minimum-security prison is part of a growing movement to find refuge for aging or injured thoroughbreds that would otherwise...