Wildland Firefighter Training Program launches at New Mexico women’s prison

At the Springer Correctional Center in northern New Mexico, women inmates are getting hands-on training in wildland ...

KY lawmakers eye ‘prison campus’ aimed at educating, training inmates

Rep. Jennifer Decker, R-Waddy and Sen. Brandon Storm, R-London, told the Interim Joint Committee of Judiciary they plan to ...
Natchez Democrat

Jail, correctional officers receive invaluable training through TCTI program

Adams County jail and correctional officers complete vital TCTI training, earning full state certification and strengthening partnerships with neighboring agencies for improved community safety.

SCI Waymart hosts graduation for inmates completing vocational training, GED classes

Inmates released from SCI Waymart have a lower recidivism rate than average in PA. The prison recently celebrated those ...

'It makes you have a sense of worth': These service dogs change lives in and out of prison

Dozens of service dogs have been trained by inmates at the ACI, and the dogs have been placed all over the country.
LEX 18

Kentucky legislators want to build the state's first vocational prison campus to help inmates gain job skills

Kentucky lawmakers announced plans Wednesday to expand prison education programs that have helped drive down the state's ...
Government Technology

NASCIO Suggests Training Nonviolent Inmates for Cyber Jobs

In a new report, the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) looks closely at the intersection of two persistent national challenges — the cybersecurity talent shortage and ...
KALW

Mothering from prison isn't easy

A story from Uncuffed and the California Institution for Women about a mother in prison and a daughter who wishes for her to ...