Reentry that Works!
Far too many reentrants who do get hired lose their jobs because they can't regularly show up to work because they don't have a reliable ride. So 2nd Chance Indiana began a fledgling van transportation program that is now utilized all over the state, and lo and behold, these employees kept their jobs because it was never about their record or the work they performed, it was always about the lack of a reliable ride to work.
November 21, 2025
"...my first Thanksgiving in custody was better than the ones before it, when I'd been addicted to heroin and selling drugs to feed my habit. Back then, most of my holidays were a druggy blur. This is what I think of when I think of redemption."
October 7, 2025
Five Michigan colleges are looking forward to offering degree programs in an environment that looks and feels like a college setting, away from the trappings of prison bars. Said one man, "Walking into a classroom was like walking out of prison." Let's think bigger about providing educational opportunities, and bigger about job training for everyone who is incarcerated.
September 22, 2025
Police departments across Indiana are grappling with a shortage of police o?cers. Then there's the di?cult position of small rural towns that lack any police protection whatsoever. Towns that have learned that laws don't enforce themselves.
In a maximum security facility that once housed John Dillinger, there are 50 cats, who are lovingly cared for by a lucky few, and enjoyed by many more. Once adopted, the cats live in the inmates' cells for the duration of the prisoner's stay—which can be a life sentence, and the prisoners have something in their lives that gives them unconditional love.
A prison is a loud and edgy place with a powerful clique, just like high school, but much more dangerous. It is also a place filled with pain, regret, and unresolved trauma for many inmates. Studies have shown that forgiveness training has changed lives. Could it help inmates to break free from their past traumas and heal from within?
Between 1972 and 2009, the U.S. prison population grew by almost 700%. But in 2024 it has come down to around 1.25 million. It's still a lot. But at least now, people are realizing that we have an overabundance of lifers in our prisons and too many with insanely long sentences that are wasting taxpayer money and robbing reformed people of any chance of experiencing a renewed life.
July 21, 2025
Eyewitness misidentification has been a leading cause of wrongful convictions across the United States. It has played a role in 70% of the more than 375 wrongful convictions overturned by DNA evidence. In Indiana, 36% of wrongful convictions have involved mistaken eyewitness identification.
July 7, 2025
The cost of incarcerating elderly and ill prisoners is climbing at a tremendous rate That is breaking the bank in prison systems all over the country. Compassionate release is a hot potato, but allowing elderly, dying, or severely ill prisoners who pose no threat to society to seek early release, could saving millions of dollars annually.
June 21, 2025
In the absence of any kind of religious training, a young man, in our money-centric, often violent world, can easily be lost. Life is tough, but prison is tougher, and faith-based programs are shown to lift incarcerated people out of their circumstances into an atmosphere that promotes forgiveness, honesty, and personal accountability...
