Piedmont Virginia Community College has received official approval from the U.S. Department of Education to operate as a recognized Prison Education Program Institution. The final approval marks the ...

Too often, people released from prison eventually violate their parole or commit new crimes and end up back in prison. The Institute for Human Services, known for its work with homeless people, is ...

A global clutch of inmates is relying on faith to reshape their prison culture as they repay their past crimes and rebuild their lives, an evangelical ministry group says. From Australia to Zimbabwe, ...

The United States has the largest prison population in the world. At present, over 2 million American adults are incarcerated in federal and state prisons. Aside from having the world's largest prison ...

The state had recently expanded the novel program for providing one-on-one career coaching, job fairs behind bars, and support for people after release. Thomas Van Hoose had been here before. Nearing ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Hundreds of inmates build license plates, furniture and print materials for government agencies inside the Utah State Prison while gaining job skills aimed at reducing repeat ...

"Community helping community is a really productive way to meet needs," says Jenny Vollen-Katz, executive director of the John Howard Association, the organization behind a new report on peer support ...