Sharing photos behind bars
San Diego Citadel employee helps client connect to spouse through pictures By Vivian Lopez - The team at the San Diego Citadel Corps had known “John,” a client experiencing homelessness, for a while. He had been coming in for the past year
Restorative Court steers homeless from prison
Diversionary program helps low-level offenders work toward self-sufficiency Stephen Killebrew trolled the streets of Santa Barbara, Calif., drunk and high on synthetic marijuana. He’d been homeless three years, and throttled by schizophrenia and bipolar disorder for even longer. On this
Promoting love behind bars
The United States is No. 1 in a lot of categories, but being first because of the number of people in our prison population is nothing to be proud of. We have 4 percent of the world’s population and 20 percent
New prison re-entry support program shows impact in first year
Minnesota held the highest three-year recidivism rate of any U.S. state, according to a 2011 Pew Charitable Trusts report. The Salvation Army in Minneapolis, Minn., launched a prison re-entry support program just over a year ago, and so far, it’s yielding positive
Prison Toy Lift serves children of incarcerated
Program allows inmates to give their child a handwritten note and gift to open Christmas morning. For families of incarcerated individuals across the U.S., the holidays can be a particularly challenging time. The Salvation Army’s annual Christmas Toy Lift in Omaha, Neb.,
Life after prison
Ellen Osler Home in Canada helps women start anew. By Giselle Randall - The women who meet for coffee in the living room of a large, Tudor-style house discuss starting a book club, celebrating birthdays and doing chores—and laugh as they plan
Prisoner to programmer
The Last Mile teaches inmates coding and programming in prison so they can put it to use once they’re out. Inmates in San Quentin State Prison sit just a short trek from the tech giants that occupy Silicon Valley. Yet, inside