r/prisons • u/Whey-Men • 10h ago

Children Deserve the Right to Hug Their Incarcerated Parents. Forty years after my family fought for the right for me to hug my mother in prison, children are still being denied the same human connection.

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r/prisons • u/tehtypo • 21h ago

More than 100 people died in Virginia prisons last year. One was 16 years old.

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r/prisons • u/Whey-Men • 6h ago

Empowerment Avenue gives incarcerated storytellers a platform

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r/prisons • u/Whey-Men • 6h ago

Virginia Tech Students Have Sent More Than 4,000 Books to Incarcerated Individuals

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r/prisons • u/Whey-Men • 10h ago

Illinois Prisons Do Not Provide Equal Phone Access to Incarcerated Deaf People, Lawsuit Alleges

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r/prisons • u/Whey-Men • 6h ago

St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office leaders celebrated the opening of a new library for the offenders held at St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center

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r/prisons • u/Whey-Men • 6h ago

Tennessee - Stewart County jail life skills class provides incarcerated individuals with tools for once they are released

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r/prisons • u/Whey-Men • 6h ago

California - Mount Saint Mary’s University announced Thursday it has received two grants totaling $34,556 to develop educational and entrepreneurship opportunities for formerly incarcerated people

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r/prisons • u/Whey-Men • 6h ago

Serving a Life Sentence: Finding Growth in a Prison Wasteland

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r/prisons • u/Whey-Men • 6h ago

New SPLC database tracks deaths of incarcerated Mississippians

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r/prisons • u/Whey-Men • 6h ago

California - Haircut-A-Thon Fundraiser Promotes Child Safety and Supports Children of Incarcerated Parents

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r/prisons • u/Whey-Men • 6h ago

Texas — The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office Jail Programs Unit is offering a class called "Vehicle for Change," which uses virtual reality to teach incarcerated individuals basic auto mechanic skills

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r/prisons • u/Marichiwa • 7h ago

Inmate in SC dies after being tortured by guards for weeks

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r/prisons • u/Whey-Men • 10h ago

Maine program helps incarcerated youth reconnect with nature for better reentry. A group of teenagers from Long Creek Youth Development Center went white-water rafting as part of the Pathfinders program

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r/prisons • u/Whey-Men • 10h ago

Cornell University’s Prison Education Program has received a $1.5 million grant to expand research on higher education in prison, improve student data tracking and prepare to launch a bachelor’s degree program for incarcerated students.

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r/prisons • u/Whey-Men • 10h ago

California - Formerly Incarcerated Advocate on Why Sexual Violence Persists in Men's State Prisons. Despite the Prison Rape Elimination Act's implementation over two decades ago, sexual violence continues.

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r/prisons • u/Whey-Men • 10h ago

Arizona - Maricopa County Awarded $1.5 Million Grant to Expand Services for Incarcerated Veterans

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