A New Lifeline Helps Inmates Transition to Life Outside the Bars

Medicaid is now paying for health care in jails and prisons, helping smooth inmates’ return to the community. Corrections and law enforcement officials say they’re all for it.
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Prison inmates are twice as likely to die of COVID-19 than those on the outside, new report finds

Video above: Demonstrators gather to protest prison response to COVID-19The COVID-19 infection and mortality rates are significantly higher in prisons than in the general population, though the ...

Pen pal program formed to encourage inmates, lower prison re-entry

A new program to help connect inmates to those who want to encourage them, called Adopt and Inmate, is underway.
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26 Ex-Inmates Share How Prison Is Different From What People Outside Of It Imagine

Most of us only know what prison life looks like thanks to movies and TV shows — and those tend to exaggerate almost everything. In reality, a lot of what people believe about prison is a mix of myths ...
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Arkansas prisons to ban outside books, magazines in February

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Starting Feb. 1, inmates in Arkansas prisons will no longer be allowed to receive books or magazines from outside sources, marking a significant shift in the Department of ...