Vocational programs such as auto mechanics, carpentry, masonry and welding offered Sierra Conservation Center (SCC) in Jamestown offers inmates a … [Read more...]
California Senate bill inmates receive contraceptives
California inmates will be allowed to receive contraceptives based on a new law. A California senate bill introduced by Sen. Holly Mitchell enables … [Read more...]
Former Death Row inmate turns advocate
Former Death Row inmate Shujaa Graham has turned into a prison rights advocate. Graham spent 11 years in various California prisons and was convicted … [Read more...]
Aboriginal women jailed for defending themselves
In Western Australia, Aboriginal women are being incarcerated at a high rate for responding with violence to unreported domestic abuse at home, … [Read more...]
Prisons trying to help fathers re-establish relationships
There are 24 million children in America, and one out of three lives without their biological father in the home, the U.S. Census Bureau … [Read more...]
Inmates find opportunity at Folsom’s Braille program
Since 1989, Folsom State Prison’s Braille program has been transforming lives by transcribing books into Braille for the blind through the California … [Read more...]
Tehachapi gets upgrades with security and medical clinics
Tehachapi State Prison inmates may soon find themselves under new security cameras, according to a Tehachapi News article. “By knowing they (inmates) … [Read more...]
DVI’s dairy production provides marketable skills
Inmates at Deuel Vocational Institution (DVI) near Tracy handle every aspect of milk production from feeding cows, pasteurization and running the … [Read more...]
45 bikes for Christmas, thanks to DVI inmates
Prisoners at Deuel Vocational Institution (DVI) made sure 45 kids got bikes for Christmas. DVI inmates rebuilt the bikes for the Boys & Girls Club … [Read more...]
Children with incarcerated parents struggle with stigma
Children with incarcerated parents find it hard to fight off the stigma. There are an estimated 10 million children whose parents have been … [Read more...]