Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Participants in a welding program for minimum security inmates are pictured at Southeast Technical College in Sioux Falls on Oct.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What brought them to prison was not the focus here. Approximately 50 inmates at the State Correctional Institution (SCI) at ...

When Christy Nielsen was searching for a new dog, she didn’t go to a pet store, or a breeder or even a shelter. Instead, Nielsen found her Pomeranian, Tinker, at the Omaha Correctional Center. Tinker ...

Some state lawmakers want to see more job training for inmates. Earlier this year, Governor Andy Beshear announced that only 30% of released inmates returned to prison within two years. But state ...

Paws of Redemption is a new rehabilitation program where inmates at the ASPC-Lewis facility train shelter dogs to prepare them for adoption. The 12-week program teaches dogs basic commands and ...

Nunez Community College is expanding its workforce training efforts into local detention centers through new partnerships with law enforcement agencies in St. Bernard and Plaquemines parishes. The ...

Inside a New Mexico prison program where inmates train shelter dogs, build empathy and prepare for life after release.

ESPAÑOLA, N.M. (KRQE) – A Northern New Mexico animal shelter is expanding a dog training program at the state penitentiary, after discovering black mold inside their dog kennels this summer. “We ...

LUVERNE, Ala. (WSFA) - A free workforce training program is being offered to those incarcerated in Crenshaw County. Every day looks the same behind bars. Not even their thoughts can escape. “It’s ...