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Two formerly incarcerated men created a program that's helping people in solitary confinement turn their lives around, and prison staff are seeing real changes in just nine weeks. Their secret? Speaking from lived experience that actually resonates.
A new exhibition at the Smithsonian shows tiny modular rooms designed with formerly incarcerated people to help them rebuild lives with dignity. The Mobile Refuge Room offers something most halfway houses don't: privacy, control, and the ability to close your own door.
Three American educators traveled to Rwanda to learn how a country recovering from genocide helps perpetrators and survivors rebuild trust. Their mission: bring these healing practices to help formerly incarcerated people return home.
Formerly incarcerated individuals in Philadelphia walked across Temple University's stage Friday after completing a workforce training program designed to launch new careers. The city's Office of Public Safety program combines job skills with therapy and behavioral support for lasting change.
A Pennsylvania jail is paying people in custody up to $5 per day for work and education, aiming to reduce violence and improve reentry outcomes. The bold experiment challenges assumptions about who's actually behind bars.
A Georgia organization is helping volunteers understand the real challenges people face after prison through an eye-opening simulation experience. ReNForce's interactive program lets community members experience the frustrations and barriers that make reentry so difficult.
A nonprofit is closing its handmade candle business to train formerly incarcerated women for high-paying careers in solar, electric vehicles, and wind energy. The shift reflects booming demand in clean energy sectors that offer family-sustaining wages.