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Tasked with two international moves and a family to raise, Bika Carter describes her transition away from the workplace as being an “organic step.” Seven years later, when the dust settled and she ...

Inside a growing push from state and community leaders to modernize re-entry, reduce recidivism and strengthen public safety through technology. Digital literacy, one said, can be a major barrier.

In these most difficult times when our nation is beset with challenges from every direction, it is important that we take the time to acknowledge both individuals and organizations that work ...

The Madison County recidivism rate hovers around 85% — a rate that’s been higher than the state average — yet the city, county and much of the surrounding region don’t have re-entry programs for West ...

Locked in a prison cell during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Tone Alcantara made an unlikely discovery about himself: He was a nerd. It wasn't a label his former teachers at Rosemont High ...

LIVES. SITTING AROUND A KITCHEN TABLE, ALL SMILING, TALKING FREE. IT’S SOMETHING THAT SOUNDS SO SIMPLE, BUT THESE MEN DO NOT TAKE IT FOR GRANTED BECAUSE ALL OF THEM KNOW WHAT IT’S LIKE TO LIVE LIFE ...

Americans of good will are eager to purge the racism from our criminal justice system, starting with a fight against police brutality and mass incarceration. George Floyd’s slow and agonizing death ...

February is Black History Month. I remember when the notion of Black History Month was pretty controversial. These days, at least in some circles, Black History Month has kind of settled into a ...

ASHLEY: IT IS ONE OF THE FEW MARYLAND REENTRY PROGRAMS SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED ON HELPING FORMERLY INCARCERATED BLACK WOMEN. ANDRE: TODAY THE PROGRAM GOT A BIG BOOST IN FEDERAL FUNDING. SENATOR CHRIS VAN ...

The Arizona Department of Economic Security says they're here to help, and with their work re-entry program, has given past inmates new hope and a chance at employment.

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (WTNH) — Leaders of re-entry programs for individuals leaving incarceration across Connecticut said they are growing worried for the future of their programs, as state and federal ...