Training service dogs prepares NC inmates for life outside of prison

It takes intense effort to teach service dogs the skills they need to help people with disabilities or alert them to ...

Former inmate buys NC prison to help others who have served time

With the recent purchase of the former Wayne Correctional Center in Goldsboro, Kerwin Pittman is laying claim to an unusual ...

Father-daughter dance inside notorious prison changes lives of incarcerated men: "She's my world"

More than two dozen incarcerated men were invited to participate in the father-daughter dance based on good behavior.
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‘A window to the outside’: 3 death row pen pals reflect on their relationships with inmates

Across the country, dozens of organizations connect people on the outside with death row inmates through pen pal programs.

Former inmate reflects after buying old Wayne Co. prison to repurpose for reentry

Kerwin Pittman once walked the halls of prison as an inmate, but now he’s planning on turning his own prison into a place of ...
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Surprising Facts And Misconceptions About Prison Life, Explained By Inmates

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 ...

Inside the women’s prison where violent male inmates have their way

A civilized society protects women and children from men who seek to harm them. Yet under the banner of progress, child ...

Here Are 25 Shocking Truths Behind The Biggest Misconceptions About Life In Prison

Unless we really experience it, most of the things that we know about prison are probably based on Hollywood blockbusters ...
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Missouri's groundbreaking prison nursery keeps 16 mothers, babies together in first year

VANDALIA, Missouri ( KSHB) -- A baby boom at the Missouri Department of Corrections' women's prison in Vandalia, Missouri, ...