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 ...

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 ...

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 ...
Governing

Prison Barber Program Preps Inmates for Real-World Jobs

Martel Stevens, a participant in the R.I.S.E. program, cuts customer Buck Francis’ hair on Monday, July 28, 2025. The program trains inmates in barbering and cosmetology so they have job-training ...

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.

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 ...
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 ...
ABC7

Female inmates learn new skills through in-prison apprenticeship program

CORONA, Calif. (KABC) -- An in-prison apprenticeship program in Corona is giving female inmates the tools they need to build a better life upon release. The California Institution for Women held a ...