Green prison programs essentially provide a form of nature-based therapy to prisoners under the guidance of trained professionals. Prisoners typically engage in gardening and horticultural activities, ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A prison seminary program is one of the first priorities for the new head of South Dakota’s state corrections system. South Dakota Department of Corrections Secretary Nick ...

There are a handful of states that actually house incarcerated military veterans together. The prison system in Washington state is one of them. Corrections officials say it's an easier way to manage ...

SUNY is expanding its Higher Education in Prison program.The program is currently offered at 24 correctional facilities. SUNY ...

The Boston College Prison Education Program (BCPEP), the state’s largest higher education program for people who are incarcerated, will expand to offer college classes to women at the Massachusetts ...

I often say that my educational odyssey began when I was incarcerated. While serving my sentence at Sing Sing in 1993, I had the opportunity to enroll in classes offered through Dutchess Community ...

The Boston College Prison Education Program, already the largest higher education prison program in the state, is expanding to serve women incarcerated at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution in ...