Montana State Prison inmates take an online education course. Keith Schubert/Daily Montanan. When the U.S. Department of Education announced last summer that federal Pell Grants would become available ...

New research from Grinnell College finds that well-intentioned prison education programs may have unintended outcomes.

Prison Fellowship International said its in-prison evangelism program has reached a milestone, graduating its one millionth ...

Prison programs are helping the public see those behind bars as people and not prisoners and equips them with important life skills, from growing and cooking food to classroom learning to health care.

The struggles of prisoners illustrate flaws in Nebraska’s prison education system despite some recent successes. Getting a post-secondary education while incarcerated is challenging, confusing and ...

As more women enter state prisons while pregnant, lawmakers and corrections officials are expanding prison nursery programs, ...

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 ...

This episode originally aired on Sept. 25, 2024. Prison programs are helping the public see those behind bars as people and not prisoners and equips them with important life skills, from growing and ...