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The Need for a Helping Hand

Portland Tribune By Peter Korn Robert Lyday never even made it past the sidewalk in front of the Old Town Greyhound bus station. He’d been re...

Star Tribune By Glenn Howatt On his release from prison in December 2013, Gregory Odeneal had secured a place to live. He had studied his respon...

Miami Herald By Shahid Abdul-Karim, New Haven Register When city residents are released from prison, Earl Bloodworth is often there to pick them...

Albuquerque Journal By Matthew Reisen With only months remaining on a 10-year sentence for drug trafficking, 38-year-old Justin Mack says he wan...

USA Today By Chris Kenning LOUISVILLE — After three months in jail on a theft charge, Vincent Garcia had prepared last week to collect his ...

Governing By Timothy P. Silard There's no mystery about one of the most effective ways to end mass incarceration in America: reducing...

The Reporter By Melissa Murphy "I am accepting the new me." "The new me is not scared or afraid of taking on new challenges," said Ashland Ti...

Governing By John Wetzel and Robin L. Wiessmann One of the many challenges facing corrections officials and policymakers across the c...

The Heartland Institute By Matthew Glans Nearly one in three Americans need an occupational license to do their job, even though these...

NJTV News By Erin Delmore “When a fellow coming out of prison gets a job, it helps everyone,” said Sen. Cory Booker. A million dollar federal...