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Child Support Debtors Get Prison Work Pay Class Certified
7+ hour, 4+ min ago (26+ words) Law360 Child Support Debtors Get Prison Work Pay Class Certified To view the full article, register now....
Free Prison Calls Linked to Better Reentry Outcomes
1+ hour, 57+ min ago (123+ words) WASHINGTON, May 7, 2026 " Free prison and jail phone call policies increased communication between incarcerated people and their families while reducing financial strain and improving reentry outcomes, according to a report released Thursday. The report by prison reform nonprofit Worth Rises examined…...
California's misguided question: whether or not to close prisons
2+ hour, 4+ min ago (274+ words) Pasadena Star News In recent years, California has closed five prisons, with another potentially coming. Each closure saves around $150 million per year, which is significant in a state projected to face an $18 billion deficit next year. But debates about the…...
I Didn't Know There Was a Jail in My County Until I Was 17 " Decades Later, I Run It
7+ hour, 32+ min ago (967+ words) Design " Construction " Operations I wasn't planning a career in corrections. In my early twenties, I was working at a furniture store, making $11 an hour and trying to afford a place where my son could have a room of his own....
Mission: Launch Miami Hackathon Delivers Record-Clearing Support, Sheriff Engagement, and Practical Next Steps for Improving Reentry Outcomes
17+ hour, 14+ min ago (190+ words) May 07, 2026, 08: 00 ET MIAMI, May. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Mission: Launch brought the Bank on 100 Million Hackathon to Miami to move reentry from conversation to action, advancing solutions designed to help people with arrest or conviction records connect to jobs, education, legal relief, and…...
First progress report on employment strategy for former offenders
20+ hour, 14+ min ago (180+ words) Irish Legal News First progress report on employment strategy for former offenders Justice minister Jim O'Callaghan has published the first Annual Report of the Building Pathways Together: Criminal Justice Reintegration Through Employment Strategy. Key developments in 2025 include: - Kick Start Scholarship…...
Accelerated aging" causes inmates" health to decline more rapidly.
13+ hour, 54+ min ago (1057+ words) The stress and conditions of incarceration can lead to health issues at younger ages than normally expected. Terri Harper is serving a life sentence without parole at State Correctional Institution Muncy. | COURTESY ABOLITIONIST LAW CENTER Terri Harper's body is breaking…...
Wisconsin inmates are getting older. What does that mean for health care costs?
14+ hour, 40+ min ago (400+ words) A report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum'shows the incarceration rate among people 60 and older increased by six times from 2000 to 2023, jumping from 330 to 1, 960.'In that same time, the'share'of people 40 and older in prisons almost doubled'and people over 50 more than'tripled." There…...
Who's Delinquent? - Today's Insight - May 07, 2026 - Daily Devotional
1+ day, 14+ min ago (415+ words) Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. For you will be treated as you treat others. The standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged." (Matthew 7: 12) Teenagers get a bum rap....
From Incarceration to Integration: Inside Philadelphia's Reentry Support Network
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (524+ words) For many neighbors in Philly, coming home doesn't always feel like a fresh start. Instead, it can feel uncertain. Some may have no stable place to live, no job lined up, and no clear next step. After living in a…...