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Prison Programs

These are stories about programs inside prison such as therapies, rehabilitation groups and reentry preparation.

Subscribe to Inside Story to receive exclusive behind-the-scene looks at our best stories, as well as author profiles and other insights.

Richard Fontes poses with a dog from Paws for Life
Posted inKites

Inside This Prison, Dogs Are Professors

by Richard Fontes September 24, 2023October 6, 2023
Two pairs of gloved hands working in a prison kitchen
Posted inKites

I’m the Best Chef Whose Food You Can’t Try

by Christopher Dankovich September 10, 2023November 1, 2023
Hudson Link graduates at Green Haven Correctional Facility
Posted inNews

In a NY Prison, a First of Its Kind College Graduation

by Reginald Stephen August 30, 2023August 28, 2023
Brown brick building of Minnesota Correctional Facility - Stillwater
Posted inOpinion

Here’s How to Reduce Assaults on Officers in Prison

by Donovan Diego August 24, 2023August 18, 2023
Two men approach a table at a reentry fair at a PA state prison
Posted inOpinion

Why Prisons Fail to Rehabilitate People

by Jeffery Shockley June 22, 2023November 16, 2023
Computer screen with Learn Coding command
Posted inEssays & Memoirs

Prison Coding Program Helps Participants Reboot Life

by Victoria A. Dennis June 4, 2023June 9, 2023
Metal double gate with chain link fence and barbed wire on top
Posted inFeature

Reentry Program Provides ‘Fresh Start’

by Gary K. Farlow April 23, 2023April 21, 2023
Incarcerated people in recovery learn that making amends isn’t about them.
Posted inFrom Prison Newspapers

How to Write a Meaningful Apology

by Mark Daigre March 30, 2023March 28, 2023
White Mule Creek State Prison sign mounted on stone wall surrounded by trees
Posted inFeature

‘Sitting in the Fire’ of Life Without Parole

by Ricky A. Ortega March 15, 2023November 2, 2023
Rehabilitative programs are dwindling in New York prisons.
Posted inPerspective

Rehab Programs Grow Fewer and Fewer in NY Prisons

by Reginald Stephen March 14, 2023August 22, 2023

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