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Inmates at this Native American prison are planting their own “Healing Forest”

The story of project to transform a barren landscape into a lush, thriving forest at the “Yakama Nation Corrections & Rehabilitation…

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Better Society

As 235 inmates close in on a woman in the prison yard, what they (and we) learn is heartbreaking

The Compassion Prison Project is about bringing compassion, childhood trauma awareness and creative inspiration to the men and women living behind…

5 mins
20

Better Society

Whatever happened to the Prison Inmates Who Beat Harvard in a Debate?

After earning diplomas from the Bard College initiative, the three former inmates of a maximum-security prison in upstate New York are…

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Inspiring People

Wild Horses & Wilder Men: Inmates train mustangs in Arizona, but who is taming who?

A group of men at the state prison in Florence, Arizona, are taming wild mustangs as part of a unique rehabilitation…

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Good Stuff

How one English teacher is helping to heal women inmates through the power of poetry

Locked up and learning to write, women prisoners find a safe space and hope for the future with a teacher who…

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Better Society

Discover why this Brazilian prison gives its inmates the keys to their cells

It’s one of 49 privately-run detention centres over five Brazilian states that have proven to be an effective alternative to the…

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Good Stuff

“Teaching useful skills to people in prison makes life better for everybody” — Mike Rowe

Mike Rowe, of TVs "Dirty Jobs" fame, has set up a scholarship to train prison inmates in skilled and underrepresented trades,…

3 mins
126

Better Society

These adorable service pups are changing the lives of prisoners

Inmates from Stanley Correctional Institution, Wisconsin, have partnered with the Can Do Canines organisation to train service dogs to assist individuals…

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Better Society

Prisoners share their cells with a dog and it has a magical effect

Giving people more instead of less responsibilities can work wonders.

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Inmates at this Native American prison are planting their own “Healing Forest”

As 235 inmates close in on a woman in the prison yard, what they (and we) learn is heartbreaking

Whatever happened to the Prison Inmates Who Beat Harvard in a Debate?

Wild Horses & Wilder Men: Inmates train mustangs in Arizona, but who is taming who?

How one English teacher is helping to heal women inmates through the power of poetry

Discover why this Brazilian prison gives its inmates the keys to their cells

“Teaching useful skills to people in prison makes life better for everybody” — Mike Rowe

These adorable service pups are changing the lives of prisoners

Prisoners share their cells with a dog and it has a magical effect

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Inmates at this Native American prison are planting their own “Healing Forest”

As 235 inmates close in on a woman in the prison yard, what they (and we) learn is heartbreaking

Whatever happened to the Prison Inmates Who Beat Harvard in a Debate?

Wild Horses & Wilder Men: Inmates train mustangs in Arizona, but who is taming who?

How one English teacher is helping to heal women inmates through the power of poetry

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Discover why this Brazilian prison gives its inmates the keys to their cells

“Teaching useful skills to people in prison makes life better for everybody” — Mike Rowe

These adorable service pups are changing the lives of prisoners

Prisoners share their cells with a dog and it has a magical effect