A nonprofit uses VR headsets to offer inmates practical scenarios like job interviews alongside travel experiences, providing ...

NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (WKYT) - For more than a decade, the Jessamine County Detention Center has been trying to prepare inmates for life beyond jail. That includes the work they’re doing within and the ...

BOYLE COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — Scammers are targeting families of inmates at the Boyle County Detention Center, falsely claiming the jail has started a program allowing prisoners to be released on ankle ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) -Inmates at the Mesa County Detention Facility are displaying their artwork in the facility’s lobby as part of a substance use disorder treatment program. The Mesa County ...

A push is growing in Massachusetts for reforms to a program that provides inmates with unlimited, free phone calls, an initiative that put Bay State taxpayers on the hook for about $12.5 million last ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The Sioux Falls Area Humane Society is announcing a partnership that staff say will benefit its dogs and inmates at the South Dakota State Penitentiary. After a three-year ...

Sheriff Scott Owen says his jail sees a wide range of inmates—some who stay just a few days, others who remain for much longer. He wants the facility to be more than a holding space and hopes to make ...

HOW THIS PROGRAM WORKS. FOR A COMPANY THAT MAKES BOXES, ATLAS CONTAINER CORP IS REALLY THINKING OUTSIDE OF ONE. BY HIRING INMATES TO THE WORK RELEASE PROGRAM AND PAYING THEM THE SAME AS OTHER ...

Maine is one of the few states to let incarcerated people work remote jobs for outside companies. 45 prisoners have already been hired in roles like software engineering and grant writing. NBC News’ ...

Families of Illinois prison inmates and legal advocates spoke out this week against a new program at the Illinois Department of Corrections that restricts incarcerated people’s access to incoming mail ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A Nashville-based organization is using service dogs to help incarcerated inmates learn transformative skills, and they’re asking for help providing supplies for the dogs and ...