Wow!: Canadian ex-inmate strives to end stigma through popcorn business
KYAW SOE OO, of Reuters, reports how ComeBack Snacks Popcorn is giving ex-prisoners much needed work…
Wow!: How US ‘fair chance’ laws help ex-convicts find homes
CAREY L BIRON, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how laws barring landlords from conducting criminal record checks aim to reduce homelessness and reoffending…
Essay: Christians should change how they talk about people with a criminal record
In an article first published on Religion News Service, JAMES ACKERMAN, president of Prison Fellowship in the US, writes about why words matter when describing people in reference to the prison system…
From inmate to homeless: Poor housing returns convicts to jail in England
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation A lack of housing and widespread homelessness in England are pushing many ex-inmates to re-offend and end up back in jail, a prisons watchdog warned on Wednesday. Prisoners released without stable housing were almost twice as likely to re-offend, according to an HM Inspectorate of Prisons report, citing barriers to accommodation […]
EX-PRISONERS: FROM CELL TO WHERE? NEW US FOCUS ON HOME POST-PRISON
CAREY L BIRON, reports for Thomson Reuters Foundation, on some innovative programs in the US aimed at helping ex-prisoners after they’ve been released…
WOW!: BARISTAS BEHIND BARS – UK PRISONERS SWAP CRIME FOR COFFEE
LIN TAYLOR, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on a prison initiative which provides inmates with speciality coffee skills in a bid to help them to find jobs upon release…