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  • The prison-to-college pipeline

    August 26, 2018 |

    Washington Monthly |

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    Response Location: United States, New Jersey

    The "New Jersey-STEP" program enables inmates and formerly incarcerated individuals to use Pell Grant dollars towards a degree at several in-state schools. Unlike most other prison-to-college initiatives, STEP allows students to transfer credits earned during incarceration. And it's also a plus for universities - schools like Rutgers are benefiting from more tuition dollars at a time when many are experiencing decreasing enrollments.

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  • How the Smallest State is Defeating America's Biggest Addiction Crisis

    August 25, 2018 |

    Politico |

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    Response Location: United States, Cranston, Rhode Island

    Inmates at Rhode Island prisons are given the option to participate in a program that provides doses of methadone or other medication to help them break free of opioid addictions, even after leaving prison. The medically-assisted treatment is part of a comprehensive plan to fight opioid addiction in Rhode Island and it's showing results, with 61% fewer fatalities from overdose for recently incarcerated people from last year.

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  • Cameroon initiative helps young violent offenders become ‘prisonpreneurs,' peace builders

    August 16, 2018 |

    Civic Ideas |

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    Response Location: Cameroon, Buea

    To give young people in prison hope and a second chance, a new organization known as Creative Skills for Peace attempts to teach inmates about entrepreneurship and job training, as well as civic education and peacebuilding. Achaleke Christian Leke, the founder, hopes to create “prisonpreneurs.” Whether teaching them to make crafts or run greenhouses, Creative Skills for Peace is empowering inmates to empower others.

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  • At This Prison, Puppies and Inmates Give Each Other Purpose

    August 15, 2018 |

    NationSwell |

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    Response Location: United States, New York

    Bedford Hills Correctional Facility in upstate New York has implemented a program that pairs puppies with inmates, offering a sense of purpose for both the dog and human. The inmates are tasked with training the puppies to become service animals, which when complete, allows the dogs to go to emergency responders and veterans suffering from PTSD.

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  • Parenting From Prison, Inside Out

    August 09, 2018 |

    Making Contact |

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    Response Location: United States, Concord, New Hampshire

    Two programs called FamilyWorks and the Storybook Program aim to improve the relationship between those who are incarcerated and their families. FamilyWorks conducts parenting classes and other education for inmates who may not know how to build a relationship with their children while in prison. Storybook offers inmates the chance to record themselves reading books to send along to their children. Inmates say that both programs taught them a lot and that they are better people for it.

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  • Philanthropic horticulturists and other prison community leaders

    August 01, 2018 |

    Alaska Public Media |

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    Response Location: United States, Seward, Alaska

    At Spring Creek Correctional Center, profits from the prison store are shared among seven prison clubs. The clubs operate like nonprofits, bringing educational opportunities, music, plants, and more to inmates and donating extra funds to organizations on the outside. The system improves quality of life and offers leadership opportunities.

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  • North Dakota Prison Officials Think Outside The Box To Revamp Solitary Confinement

    July 31, 2018 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, North Dakota

    Prison officials in North Dakota have revamped solitary confinement, inspired in part by Norway's system, which focuses on “punishment that works.” There is much less focus on using isolation to punish small infractions and more emphasis on mental health and helping inmates learn new skills to change behavior. The shift has reduced tensions between guards and prisoners, fostering better relationships and less disruptive behavior and suicide attempts by inmates.

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  • Yoga, herbs and sunshine: New Zealand opens 'humane' jail for most violent inmates

    July 29, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: New Zealand, Auckland

    New Zealand is opening a new prison for its most dangerous inmates, but it will feature more space and holistic therapies in the vein of prisons in Scandinavia, Belgium and Germany. The majority of people in New Zealand's prisons have a mental illness or addiction diagnosis and more than half are Maori. The new facility will focus on helping people eventually reintegrate back into the community and officials hope this will curtail the steadily rising incarceration rates in the country.

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  • Prison hurts women more than men — so England is trying a new approach

    July 27, 2018 |

    Apolitical |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom

    In the United Kingdom, all 12 women's prisons have implemented a program to “treat trauma through the lens of gender” in an effort to address the root causes that drive women into prison. It's based on work by the Center for Gender and Justice in California and focuses on training staff to understand trauma, as well as helping inmates heal from trauma. Initial results are promising, but there are serious challenges to implementing this strategy on a systemic basis.

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  • These Dogs Are Giving Inmates a Paws-itive Path Forward

    July 26, 2018 |

    NationSwell |

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    Response Location: United States, Bedford Hills, New York

    Training inmates to raise service dogs can benefit everyone involved. Inmates gain skills and a sense of purpose, and the dogs go on to help wounded veterans and first responders. “I’ve been here for years,” says a security guard at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility where Puppies Behind Bars started. “And let me tell you, this is like no other program. It really works.”

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