The struggles of prisoners illustrate flaws in Nebraska’s prison education system despite some recent successes. Getting a post-secondary education while incarcerated is challenging, confusing and ...

Prison programs are helping the public see those behind bars as people and not prisoners and equips them with important life skills, from growing and cooking food to classroom learning to health care.

Johnson College is expanding access to career education for incarcerated individuals, training students remotely from its ...

Martel Stevens, a participant in the R.I.S.E. program, cuts customer Buck Francis’ hair on Monday, July 28, 2025. The program trains inmates in barbering and cosmetology so they have job-training ...

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The United States has the largest prison population in the world. At present, over 2 million American adults are incarcerated in federal and state prisons. Aside from having the world's largest prison ...

University of Oregon cheer and dance athlete Brooke Tucker has spent nearly her entire life in motion. A lifelong dancer who began lessons at... A year before he sealed No. 5 Oregon’s 26-14 win over ...

Christie Luther recalled that moment washing hair when she knew she wanted to start a cosmetology school at the Mabel Bassett Correctional Center in McLoud, Oklahoma. Her professional license gave a ...

This episode originally aired on Sept. 25, 2024. Prison programs are helping the public see those behind bars as people and not prisoners and equips them with important life skills, from growing and ...