The Last Mile is a California-based nonprofit that provides education and training opportunities for people who have been ...

After serving more than 11 years behind bars, Kerwin Pittman is transforming a shuttered prison into a campus offering ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A prison seminary program is one of the first priorities for the new head of South Dakota’s state ...

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report about the BOP's inability to use funds efficiently, leading to more problems with the beleaguered agency.

The former director of the state Dept. of Corrections’ Office of Programs and Re-entry and a retired detective write that the Legislature should fund prison ministries proven to reduce ...

A Tennessee program’s success stems from a yearlong commitment to housing stability, employment continuity and social support ...

This story is reported by South Dakota News Watch, a non-profit news organization. Find more in-depth reporting at www.sdnewswatch.org. PIERRE, S.D. — The state of South Dakota must do a better job of ...

Former Wayne Correctional Center in Goldsboro, Kerwin Pittman says he’s the first formerly incarcerated person in the U.S. to buy a prison.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A recent meeting of the Arkansas Board of Corrections ended with its approval of an anti-recidivism program backed by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Officials said the plan focuses ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Recidivism rates are at their lowest in the last decade for Iowa Department of Corrections (DOC) facilities. According to the Iowa DOC, the recidivism rate for FY2022 to FY2025 is ...

Ten Montana State Prison inmates graduated Thursday from The Last Mile training program, which offers computer coding and other skills to boost the odds of a good job after prison.