April 21, 2025
The 2018 bi-partisan First Step Act quickly shortened many unfair sentences, thousands, and over the ensuing years increased Federal prison training programs to an amazing degree. the prison population had dropped 28% and the better we try, the better the outcomes for people who want a second chance.
April 7, 2025
Pennsylvania's DOC team were stunned by what they saw: Officers and inmates eating meals together, playing video games, and laughing. Said a visiting staff member, "I was blown away. It was jarring, eye-opening," and another said, 'Oh my God, I've been trained wrong.'"
March 7, 2025
Surprisingly, Indiana has the most individuals serving life sentences in the nation, ballooning the cost of incarceration for taxpayers, and ignoring the fact that many in their 70s and 80s are not a threat to society. The fact that we continue to imprison the elderly—far past the likelihood of returning to a life of crime—is an affront to common sense as much as it is to Judeo-Christian values.
February 21, 2025
You've been released from jail and have met with your parole officer. He has given you a long list of conditions that will include where you can go and with whom you can meet. The list seems endless for many, and due to the panoply of conditions, at least one in ten people on parole are sent back to jail on technical violations...
February 7, 2025
When as many as 75% of inmates in our prisons are illiterate, and 85% of juveniles who interface with juvenile courts are illiterate, perhaps it is time to take a look at how the inability to read impacts lives and increases the population of prisons here and across the nation.
January 21, 2025
Since the early 90s, sociologists and criminologists have been working to figure out what will keep the habitual offender from re-offending and have developed a successful series of programs that are changing lives and reducing recidivism.
January 7, 2025
It may surprise you, but one man out of every three in the U.S. has a criminal record—In Indiana, that is 1.11 million men who have a criminal record today. We are here to help Hoosiers who need a hand up. We write to them, train and transport them, and connect them to jobs that pay a living wage. Over time, we can change the face of poverty...
December 20, 2024
Statistically, boys from fatherless homes are 14 times more likely to die from an overdose, provide 85% of juveniles in prison, and are 6 times more likely to commit suicide and a young man...
December 6, 2024
In three years, 68% will return to incarceration. In six years, 79%, and in 9 years, 83%. We fail miserably at helping people get back on their feet. But, we can reduce recidivism and save $millions for the state, as we rebuild lives...
November 21, 2024
The telephone for us is a convenience, but for an inmate, it's a lifeline. Recently, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to implement new regulations aimed at stopping price gouging inmates on phone and video calling services in prisons and jails.
