Many people who study human behavior and get a master's degree in psychology look for jobs that are 'helping professions.' The U.S. has 2.2 million inmates, making it the most incarcerated country worldwide. According to info released by the Sentencing Project, this is a 500 percent increas...
Woods, 47, was recently released from San Quentin State Prison after California Gov. Jerry Brown commuted his 31-years-to-life sentence for attempted armed robbery. Brown cited Woods’ leadership in helping other inmates and his work at “Ear Hustle,” a podcast he co-hosts and co-produces ...
a heavily secured part of the facility that separates high-profile inmates from the general population. Until recently, the same unit had been home to the Mexican drug lord Joaquin“El Chapo”Guzman, who is now serving a life sentence at the so-called Supermax prison in Colorado. ...
Incredulous, he and a guard who recently gave birth wanted to hear it from the boss. Arnold told Warden Christopher LaRose that he was 60 years old and lived with an asthmatic son. “Well, you can’t wear the mask because we don’t want to scare the employees and we don’t want to...
For a recently released felon, one of the hardest aspects of adjusting to life outside of prison is finding a job. While this is a daunting challenge, there are multiple agencies that help felons find suitable work. America Works America Works focuses on job placement for individuals who norm...