Preliminary studies suggest that innovative programs could improve prison conditions and outcomes after release.

After 28 years of being told he wasn't worth educating, Anthony Ehlers and his classmates made history. He’s not done arguing for the people still waiting.

The William James Association, which has been in state prisons for half a century, is fighting to keep its classes going ...

CHOWCHILLA, California — Joseph Sena has spent nearly half of his 27 years in prison for manslaughter. For almost as long, he's been striving to make himself a better man than when he arrived. He has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. EBENSBURG – Cambria County Prison Warden Kurt Wolford’s report to the prison board Wednesday highlighted voluntary treatment ...

Green prison programs essentially provide a form of nature-based therapy to prisoners under the guidance of trained professionals. Prisoners typically engage in gardening and horticultural activities, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From left, inmate Kay Cain, Dennis (age 18 months), Correctional Officer Karen Boyer and inmate Destiny Hogan, at the ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A prison seminary program is one of the first priorities for the new head of South Dakota’s state corrections system. South Dakota Department of Corrections Secretary Nick ...

A pilot program launching at Chillicothe Correctional Institution in Ohio brings iPad-based technical education to ...

Every state and territory must have these programs, but as was recently revealed in New South Wales, they’re often ...