A smarter way to fight recidivism — and fix our labor shortage | Opinion

OpEd: Thousands of non-violent inmates sit idle behind bars while companies struggle to fill jobs. These two realities can ...

Bucks County inmate work release program won't be suspended despite rash of escapes

Though four inmates have gone missing since August, Bucks County officials aren't suspending their inmate work release ...

Davis administration temporarily let out inmates to work. Courts, DA say rules bypassed

Erie County Executive Brenton Davis' project let inmates leave to clear snow, do other cleanups. Judges, DA say Davis failed ...

Two years after law passed, Minnesota still lacks early prison release program

Two years after Minnesota passed a law allowing inmates to shorten their sentences through rehabilitation, only six people ...

Erie County Council weighs future of Davis' inmate work program amid court, DA concerns

The program has drawn scrutiny after county judges and the district attorney said Erie County Executive Davis deployed inmates without judicial approval.
Yahoo

Cumberland County inmate ‘walked off’ work release program, sheriff’s office says

CARLISLE, Pa. (WHMT) — The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said it’s looking for an inmate who “walked off” from a work release program Friday. Patrick Osbourne, 24, was last seen around 10:30 a.m.
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Arkansas Corrections Board OKs 100 beds for pilot program to prepare soon-to-be released inmates for jobs

The Arkansas Board of Corrections on Thursday approved allocating 100 beds in Little Rock to a pilot program that would allow industries to work on job skills with soon-to-be released inmates. The ...