KXLH By Mikenzie Frost BILLINGS – As Montana launches an ambitious push to reduce the number of criminal offenders in its correctional system, a key piece of the puzzle operates outside state government: Private contractors running community-based programs. How...
The Telegraph By Liz Fabian Gov. Nathan Deal’s voice cracked and tears welled in his eyes Tuesday morning while sharing success stories from Georgia’s Drug Court. “If you ever attend one of their graduations, you’ll understand why,” Deal said of his welling emotions....
Tribune Review By Michael Walton Edward Bohna says his job is just like that of any other principal, except his students serve time — including life sentences — for crimes ranging from assault and armed robbery to murder. Bohna, 55, leads the school at SCI Fayette, a...
Hosted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Substance use and mental health problems may challenge a woman’s ability to parent effectively. During pregnancy, a woman’s health behaviors have lasting impacts for both the mother and the...
KUAR/NPR By Sarah Whites-Koditschek They sit in rows, 150 closely shaven men in yellow uniforms and white identification badges, before opposing walls, in a cinder-block walled gymnasium. A selected group of four sit in plastic chairs forming a circle before their...
