If you liked yesterday’s post about the problems indigenous people face in prison in the US, you can read more about Native Americans and their right to practice religion in prison:   Tobacco ruling is a victory for Native American inmates,   In April 2014, a ruling of the South Dakota District Court lifted a tobacco […]

In honor of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, we are highlighting the problems of Native peoples in US prisons.   As stated by Cultural Surival – an organization that partners with indigenous peoples to defend their lands, language, and cultures –  for large numbers of native Americans imprisonment is familiar way of […]

In an interesting series about Oregon prisons, The Oregonian, looks at the difference seeing the horizon can make for some inmates.   Most of the 1,741 inmates in Two Rivers Correctional Institution are in the prison’s medium-security wing, which the journalist compares to a mall, but with dimly lit tiers and prison cells with scarce views of […]

Did you read our story about prison rehabilitation programs in Italy?   Well here’s another story about inmates in Italy – this time about happy hour organized for female inmates in Milan’s San Vittore prison. According the the Italian new agency, ANSA, the staff of the jail organized twice per week happy hour for the female […]

We’ve been writing about inmate rehabilitation and reentry programs here in the US, but we thought we’d start looking at inmate rehabilitation programs in other countries.   We recently read a very interesting example in the New York Times, about Italian inmates learning the art of winemaking. The article, A Fruity Italian Blend, Redolent of Fresh Air […]

Today is the national Work like a dog day! So in honor of this day, we decided to start a discussion about the fantastic programs for inmates working with dogs.   For example, at the Montana Women’s prison, inmates have an opportunity to train adoptable dogs from local animal rescues and shelters so they will be […]

Would you ever think of going to prison to get financial advice? Most people would say no! But after reading an interesting article in the Financial Buzz, we have to say we just might do that.   The article highlights an inmate – Curtis Carroll – in San Quentin State Prison, who has become well […]

It’s Sunday today – a day that usually children spend with their parents, playing, laughing and enjoying the family get-together. Unfortunately, for many children, Sunday can be a sad day – if they have parents who are in prison. The same goes for parents who are in prison. Talking on the phone is no substitute […]

We were just reading an article in the LA Times, about the ridiculously high costs of prison phone bills. The journalist mentions one example out of a million, writing about a dad who spends 400$ a month to stay in touch with his son in prison.  That is outrageous! Photo courtesy: http://azjuvenileprisonwatch.blogspot.com And as for most […]

If you liked our post yesterday about the silent victims of high prison phone charges, and are interested in reading more about this very important issue, here is an opinion piece from the San Francisco Bay Guardian:  Reducing phone charges  helps inmates connect with families. The article gives an example of how costly it is […]