How Prison Dog-Training Programs Transform Lives
“We are not just training dogs — we are training ourselves to be better humans.”
prison reentry
Aaron Edward Olson and Randy Brennan
The Case Against Solitary Confinement: Explained
Even though the United Nations considers more than 15 days of solitary confinement a form of torture, American prisons still use the practice liberally. Prolonged isolation makes imprisoned people more violent and less likely to reintegrate into society.
How Kentucky’s Lack of Prison Education Programs Leads to Despair
At Kentucky’s Northpoint Training Center, incarcerated people are not allowed to participate in programs until they’re at least four years away from their parole board date—robbing people of years of educational opportunities.
The Path out of ‘Post-Conviction Poverty’
More than 70 million people in the U.S. have criminal convictions on their records. An expert talks with The Appeal about how they can break barriers.