Father-daughter dance inside notorious prison changes lives of incarcerated men: "She's my world"

More than two dozen incarcerated men were invited to participate in the father-daughter dance based on good behavior.
Yahoo

‘We’re human, finally’: A look inside an Idaho prison dorm offering men freedom and agency

Johnny Valenciano has been incarcerated since he was 18 years old. Now 32, he spent the better part of that time in the state’s highest security prison: the Idaho Maximum Security Institution. For six ...

Waiting For The Out cast and creators discuss the drama that 'looks just as much at what goes on for those outside prison walls as well as prisoners inside of them'

Adapted from Andy West’s memoir The Life Inside, the drama follows a philosopher who begins teaching a class of men in prison ...
American Songwriter

3 Country Music Videos That Were Shot Inside a Prison (and Tell Wild Stories)

Most people don’t want to set foot inside a prison, at least unless they can freely leave. But prisons serve as incredible backdrops for videos. These three country music videos were all shot inside a ...

Inside the women’s prison where violent male inmates have their way

A civilized society protects women and children from men who seek to harm them. Yet under the banner of progress, child ...

Inside a California prison's restaurant, where workers get a second chance

Kamiali Abdulsalam, Kami for short, has already been in the kitchen for several hours baking a batch of 100 sugar cookies ...
NBC DFW

Inside prison walls, here's how a book program is changing lives

Maria Montalvo speaks with emotion, her eyes shining as she recounts her reading experiences. She says she especially enjoys books by Isabel Allende, Octavia Butler, Toni Morrison, Erika L. Sánchez ...
WGLT

Inside the service dog training program at an Illinois women’s prison

Incarcerated trainers in the Helping PAWS program at Logan Correctional Center raise puppies that will later work as mobility ...
University of Delaware

UD class behind prison walls

No hoodies or sweatpants. No jewelry except wedding or engagement rings and small stud earrings. No phones. No pencils or blue pens — only black ink pens. The list of dos and don’ts to enter the ...
Yahoo

Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Inside’ On Acorn TV, A Welsh Prison Drama Based On Real-Life Stories From Inmates And Guards Alike

Opening Shot: Two police detectives enter a prison ward and show their IDs. They’re greeted by corrections officers already bringing someone out in a body bag. The Gist: Four weeks earlier, Barry ...
Calvin College

Set free inside prison walls

Thirty years ago Shawn England made a decision that would cost him his life. Growing up in Fort Pierce, Florida, England was a self-described narcissist. “I was the only one that mattered, I thought ...