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“It’s Not Only Wasting Resources, but Wasting Lives.”
Indiana’s Answer to Crime: Make Sure Offenders Stay Behind Bars
Report on Prison Rape Incidence Shows Numbers Worse than Previously Thought
Breaking News: New Study Reveals Prison Rape Rampant in Nation's Facilities
Enhancing Family Relationships May Be Key to Successful Reentry
Juvenile Offenders in Texas Still Subject to Ill Treatment
Have You Ever Been Convicted of a Felony?
Alternative Sentencing Plan Saves Money, Reduces Jail Overcrowding
State Reform Spotlight: Washington
Washington State Reduces Violence in Prison by 20 Percent
Prison Fellowship Unveils Letter Urging U.S. Attorney General to End Prison Rape Now
State Reform Spotlight: Rhode Island
State Reform Spotlight: Pennsylvania
Congress Ends Drastic Disparity in Cocaine Sentencing
U.S. House Passes Criminal Justice Commission Act
Florida Sex Offenders Soon to Be Homeless Once Again
State Reform Spotlight: Kansas
Reform Means Fairness
Alaska Launches Program to Reduce Recidivism Among Probationers
Bring Sanity and Fairness to Bear on Cocaine Sentencing
DC’s Choice to Head Juvenile Justice Agency Controversial
Drug Courts and Reentry Programs Credited with Drop in Prison Population
State Reform Spotlight: Colorado
Feds Take Over New York’s Troubled and Dangerous Youth Prisons
“I Think Thirty Years Is Enough”
Connecting Ex-offenders to Health Care: a Healthy Prescription
State Reform Spotlight: Missouri
Powerful Crime Detection Tool or Blatant Invasion of Privacy?
Botched Probation Can Lead to Serious Consequences—and Serious Money
State Reform Spotlight: Hawaii
Small Steps, Big Changes
Studies Show Prison Drug Treatments Work
Indiana to Review Sentencing Laws
A Call to End Prison Gerrymandering
NPREC Proposed Guidelines Mark One-Year Anniversary
American Medical Association Opposes Shackling Inmates during Childbirth
Counteracting Political Pressure to Criminalize Innocent Conduct
Department of Justice Continues to Drag its Feet on Ending Prison Rape
State Reform Spotlight: Arizona
Ohio Lawmakers Consider Ways to Save Money, Reduce Prison Population
Baltimore Has Highest Jail Population in the Nation
“I know now that I know better.”
Juvenile Incarceration Rate Tumbles
State Reform Spotlight: Texas
U.S. Jails See 2.3 Percent Drop in Population
South Carolina Taxpayers to Get Safer Communities, Lower Corrections Costs
Push for Reform Legislation Continues
“Enough is Enough."
Pennsylvania Commission Has Harsh Words for State’s Juvenile Justice System
In Florida, Girls More Likely to Be Arrested than Boys
Virginia's New Emphasis on Helping Ex-Prisoners Successfully Reenter Society
Ohio Juvenile Facility Teaches Young Offenders to Think First and React Second
Georgia Can Reduce Prison Population, Save Money
Washington to Pay Former Inmate for Shackling during Childbirth
Who’s Leading the Way on Juvenile Justice Reform: States or the Supreme Court?
California Mulls Early Release for Sick and Elderly Inmates
Colorado Joins Ranks of States Banning Shackling
Life without parole sentences for juveniles ruled unconstitutional
“Everyone deserves a second chance.”
No Representation without Population
Jails Become “Dumping Ground” for the Mentally Ill
Time to Move Forward on Criminal Justice Reform
California’s Efforts to Crack Down on Inmate Violence Investigated
California Program Was Designed to Save Money by Allowing Certain Parolees to Go Unsupervised
Too Much, Too Soon
South Carolina Reform Bill Hailed by Two Top Conservatives
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
Death Penalty Dwindles in North Carolina
Small Decline in Incarceration Numbers Still too Much for Some
A State of Concern
America’s Broken Crime Restitution System
Bi-Partisan group introduces House version of Criminal Justice Commission Act
Virginia Law Allows Victims the Right to Meet with Offenders
Time to Dial Back the Tough-on-Crime Rhetoric
If You Build It, They Will Fill It
Don’t Ask, Can’t Tell
Lawmakers Say “No” to Prison Rape in Kentucky Prisons
Maryland Takes a Stand for Electoral Fairness
In Illinois Women’s Unit, It’s All in the Family
Prisoners Versus the Free Market
Is Rate of Sexual Assault in Texas Prisons Really Dropping?
It’s Not Only Immoral—Prison Rape Is Costly, Too
Prisoner Reentry Conference Gets Strong Support from Corrections Officials
Georgia’s Prison Population, Costs Soar
Policing Prisons
HOPE-ful Results
Suggested Budget Cuts Target Prisoners, Families
Colorado’s Prison Population Continues Decline
Illinois Prison Offers Helping Hand to Inmates
South Carolina’s Senate Passes Sentencing Reform Bill
Bill Would Help Restore Sentencing Fairness
Cutting Recidivism Saves Money and Lives
Don’t Mess with Texas!
Virginia Closes Budget Gap, Lowers Prison Population
Prison Fellowship Cited for Efforts in Prison Reform
“Y’all are like goldfish that bite!”
Prison Population Declines for the First Time in 38 Years
Lawsuit Could Alter Public Defender Programs Across the Country
Lawmakers May Do Away with Life Without Parole Sentences For Youths
Florida Rethinks Life Without Parole for Its Children
Cracking the Cocaine Disparity Laws
California Faces Tough Choices over Prison Overcrowding
Police in Philadelphia Lower Crime One Step at a Time
Job Fair Offering Second Chances Has Several Takers
Washington State Restricts Shackling of Pregnant Inmates
Cocaine Sentencing Disparity is “Scientifically and Morally Indefensible”
New Report on Growing Number of Substance Abusers in U.S. Prisons
Michigan Lawmakers Urged to Make Significant Prison Reforms
New Program Will Defend Defendant’s Right to Legal Representation
Fear That Propelled Florida Sex Offender Laws Doesn’t Match Reality
Colorado Takes First Step in Reforming Drug-sentencing Laws
Together Again: Ex-prisoners and Police Officers Unite for a Cause
A Call for Action to Stop Prisoner Rape—Now
“This is not just about innocent people; it's about injustice.”
Florida Officials Rethink Crime and Punishment—and Red Ink
Peace Can't Be Real Peace if It’s Constantly Questioning Itself
Fixing America’s Broken Criminal Justice System
Services for Youth Detained in New York State Fall Far Short of Professional Standards
Judge Says Current Law "Not Making a Dent in Crime"
Equal and Humane Treatment for Kids in Custody
Sentencing Reform Commission Delivers Final Report
Which Came First: the Mental Illness or the Criminal Behavior?
When Zero Tolerance Equals Zero Common Sense
Why Some Prisoners Have Become Coveted Constituency
New York’s Penal Colony for Kids
Senate Committee Passes Criminal Justice Reform Legislation
Guilty of Being Poor
Can’t Make Bail? Go Directly to Jail—and Stay There
Report Links American Convicts to Al Qaeda
Alternatives to Incarceration, Cost Savings the Subject of New Study
Harsh Sentences Cause Kentucky Prison Population to Soar
More States Decide to Keep Teens in Juvenile Justice System
Judges Sign Off on Plan to Reduce California Prison Population
What Does It Mean to “Do Justice?”
Some Federal Prisoners Kept Beyond Their Sentences
Prisons and the Body of Christ
Time to Stop Sexual Abuse of Youths in Detention
Pat Nolan Speaks Out about Need for Prison Reform
New Report Reveals Abuse of Incarcerated Youth
Study Shows Success of HOPE Program
Florida Supreme Court Limits Shackling of Juveniles
Results in on Hawaii's Opportunity for Probation with Enforcement (HOPE)
Experiment Raises Questions about Eyewitness Accounts
Texas Reforms Reduce Prison Costs, Population
Report Calls New York’s Juvenile Prison System “Broken”
Just in Time for the Holidays: Jails Place Restrictions on Inmate Mail
Harsh Drug Sentences Called a Waste of Money
Correctional Population Growth Slowest in Eight Years
Deputy Drug Czar Named
Time Out for Trying Adults as Children
Massachusetts Corrections Spending Soars
Behind the Washington State Slayings: Was Clemency to Blame?
Does Tough Economy Mean More Crime?
Keeping Michigan Safer for Less Money
Clemency: a Perk or an Act of Justice?
Supreme Court to Decide Cases Involving Big Government
For Probation to Succeed, Rehabilitative Programs Must Be Available—and Funded
Federal Sentencing Policies Reviewed
Justice Reinvestment Act Introduced in Congress
One-Stop Resource Center Offers Online Access to Prisoner Reentry Information
HOPE Initiative Act Introduced in Congress
Can Florida Develop an Effective Judicial System?
Justice Fellowship Responds to Editorial on Juvenile Life without Parole
Capital Punishment Cases Move Quickly in Virginia
Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Juvenile Life without Parole
Can Our Shameful Prisons Be Reformed?
H.O.P.E. for Reducing Prison Populations and Recidivism
Michigan Lowers Prison Population, Crime and Recidivism Rates Drop
The Case for Equalizing Cocaine Sentencing
CBN Reports on the Children of Incarcerated Parents
Pat Nolan Speaks to USC Law School
What Happens to Children When a Parent Goes to Jail?
California Program Helps Ex-offenders Make Successful Return Home
Reaching Out to One of the Most At-Risk Groups in America Today
Former Senator Tells Why He Opposes Life Without Parole for Children
Keeping Offenders In Touch with Reality and Out of Jail
Funds for Successful Florida Treatment Program Run Dry
Are American Prisons Becoming Breeding Ground for Terrorism?
U.S. Senate Introduces Bill to Eliminate Cocaine Sentencing Disparity
Pat Nolan Speaks Out Against Shackling During Childbirth
Pat Nolan Presents Case for Eliminating Cocaine Sentencing Disparity
California to Move Some Adult Offenders into County Jails
Community-based Treatment One Way to Reduce Staggering Prison Populations
Second Chance Act Grants Now in the Pipeline
Sentencing Reforms Return Judicial Discretion—and Sanity—to New York Drug Cases
Juvenile “Lifers” to Get Their Day in Court
Inmates Languish in Texas Jail without Being Convicted.
Article Highlights Out4Life, Prison Reentry and the Role of Mentors
California Releases Annual Report on Prisons
Children Sentenced to Life without Parole Is Subject of New Study
Number of Mentally Ill in Illinois Prisons Cause for Concern
More and More Sex Offenders Forced to Rough it in Outdoor Camps
Nils Christie's Shocking Idea Is On Target
Florida Ex-Offenders Find Safe Harbor
A Call for Passage of the Prison Abuse Remedies Act
California Gubernatorial Candidates Split on Prison Reform
Illinois Joins Growing List of States Saving Money by Reducing Prison Population
Prison Fellowship Leaders Meet with Virginia Corrections Officials
Virginia Reverses Itself on Prison Book Ban
Did U.S. Binge on Justice or on Overcriminalization?
Justice Fellowship Launches Facebook Page
Day 2 of Out4Life: Building Coalitions—and Restoring Lives
Out4Life Conference Begins Today in Little Rock, Ark.
Virginia Prison Officials Ban Books for Inmates Program
Pat Nolan Quoted in Calif Newspapers
Conference Focuses on Juvenile Justice Issues and Reentry Challenges
Pat Nolan to Attend Arkansas Out4Life Conference Next Week
LA Times Article Quotes Pat Nolan’s Sage Advice for California Legislature
Latest Stats Show Violent Crime Rate Remained Unchanged in 2008
New Program for Young Mothers In Trouble with the Law
Calif Prison Reform Leaves Gaping Hole in Budget
Senator Kennedy and the Animated Discourse of Liberty
Take it from Experience: Prisons Need Reform
Model Criminal Justice Systems Get Awards
Safe Prisons, Manageable Budgets
New Prison Re-entry Center—a Good Thing, Right?
NY Gov. Agrees to Sign Anti-Shackling Bill
Successful Reentry Program May Be on the Chopping Block
A Change for the Better
California Prison Riot No Surprise
Prison Fellowship Instrumental in Jail’s Reversal on Religious Materials
New Report on States that Are Saving Money and Providing Public Safety
Judge Sends a $1.3 Million Message About Prison Rape
Federal Court Imposes Cap on California Prison Population
Pat Nolan Speaks Out on Juvenile Justice
Several States Reversing Spending Trend on Prison Funding
Prison Fellowship Honored for Commitment to Raise Awareness of Sexual Abuse in Prison
New Act Addresses Consequences of Criminal Sentencing
The Sentencing Project Releases New Report on Life Sentences
House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Over-Criminalization
Nolan Calls Prison Rape No Laughing Matter
Pat Nolan Promotes Prison Reform at Meeting of the American Legislative Exchange Council
We'll Be Back: Florida Legislators to Revisit Reforms in Treating Mentally Ill Prisoners
Former Legislator Calls for California Leaders to Cut Prison Populations, Not Treatment Programs
U.S. Attorney General Says It’s Time to Get Smart on Crime
Nolan Challenges U.S. Drug Policies
Nolan Testifies Before Senate
Supply, Demand, and Mexican Cartels
Mothers and Criminal Justice
Key Issues
Issues in Criminal Justice Reform
Capital Punishment
PF Commentary: Capital Punishment
Capital Punishment: A Personal Statement
What's the Bible's Position on the Death Penalty?
The Question Is: What Is Just?
Capital Corruption: The Trial of Jesus
Matters of Death...and Life
The Other Victims
The Innocence Protection Act
Clemency
PF Commentary: Clemency and Reentry
Clemency and Overcoming Barriers to Prisoner Reentry
The Evidence for Prisoner Reentry
Legislation for the Least of These
The Evidence for Prisoner Reentry (Part 2)
Drug Policy & Mandatory Min.
PF Commentary: Drug Policy and Mandatory Min.
United States Sentencing Commission Public Hearing on Crack Retroactivity (11/21/2007)
Mandatory Madness
Locking Up the Pizza Bandit
Model Reentry Policies
A Blow to the "Cookie Cutter" Justice System
A Mom Goes to Jail
Crack, Powder, Progress
Fighting Crime the Smart Way
President Signs Second Chance Act
The Evidence for Drug Treatment
Faith-Based Initiatives
PF Commentary: Faith-Based Initiatives
Statement of the Coalition for Compassion
Graduates of Faith-Based Prison Program Less Likely to Return to Prison
Sordid Reminders of Failure?
The Evidence for Community Initiatives
The Way of the Just
For Justice and Goodness
Remember the Victims
Viewpoint: Work and Worth
Breaking the Cycle of Crime
Incarceration & Family
PF Commentary: Incarceration and the Family
Children of Prisoners: Innocent and At Risk
Suggestions for Strengthening Your Family During a Time of Incarceration
True Casualties
Help for the Hidden Victims of Addiction: The Families
Second Chances
The Evidence for Strengthening Families
Model Reentry Policies
President Signs Second Chance Act
On The Hill: The Needs at Home
Inmate Health
PF Commentary: Inmate Health
The Evidence for Inmate Health Programs
Making Prisons Places of Healing
Model Reentry Policies
Report on Violence and Abuse in Prisons
Inmate Telephones
PF Commentary: Inmate Telephones
The Case for Cell Phone Jamming in Prisons
Juvenile Justice
PF Commentary: Juvenile Justice
Ignorance, Want, Discrimination and All Those Other Pesky Rugrats
Juvenile Justice
Criminal Neglect
The Evidence for Juvenile Justice Reform
Suffer the Little Children
Introduction to Juvenile Justice
Come, Let us Reason Together
Getting Away with Murder
Mental Health
PF Commentary: Mental Health
Bedlam
The Evidence for Alternatives to Incarceration
The Evidence for Offender Mental Health Programs
Second Chances
Ready or Not
Model Reentry Policies
President Signs Second Chance Act
Overcriminalization
PF Commentary: Overcriminalization
Hawks in the Drug War
Justice by Press Release
Life and Debt
Sentenced to Church
Crime Pork
Incendiary Justice
Ending "Offender's Choice"
Putting the "Crowd" in "Overcrowded"
Crime and Unusual Punishment
A Devastating Race
The Question is: What is Just?
The Evidence for Alternative Sentencing
Locking Up the Pizza Bandit
A Blow to the "Cookie Cutter" Justice System
A Mom Goes to Jail
Prison Rape
PF Commentary: Prison Rape
Pat Nolan on the Montel Williams Show
Indifferent No More
Combating Prison Rape
Prison Rape is No Joke
Prison Rape - It's No Joke
Prison Rape: a Hidden Epidemic
Brutality Behind Bars
On The Hill: Prisoners, Peanut Butter, and Rape
Prison Violence
Prison Work Programs
PF Commentary: Prison Work Programs
Idle Hands and Helmets
Business Behind Bars
Prison Work in Action
Justice Fellowship's Principles of Prison Work Reform
Testimony of Pat Nolan on Prison Industry Programs
Model Reentry Policies
Prisoner Reentry
PF Commentary: Prisoner Reentry
Common Sense Prison Reforms Will Help McDonnell Close Budget Gap
Mass Incarceration in the United States
The Role of Nonprofits in the Rehabilitation of Prisoners
Prison Fellowship and Prisoner Reentry
How can we teach young prisoners who have failed traditional education?
Second Chance Act Resources
Watch Out!
Are They Prepared to Return?
The Road to Redemption
What I Saw Behind Bars
When Prisoners Return
The Evidence for Prisoner Reentry (Part 2)
The Evidence for Prisoner Reentry
Pat Nolan Testifies Before Congress on Helping Prisoners Succeed after Reentry
Model Reentry Policies
Legislation for the Least of These
Second Chance Act
Probation & Parole
Protecting the Innocent
PF Commentary: Protecting the Innocent
Protecting the Innocent: Problems and Solutions
The Innocence Protection Act - An Explanation
Coming to Grips with Innocence
Protecting the Innocent
Religion Behind Bars
PF Commentary: Religion Behind Bars
The InnerChange Freedom Initiative Iowa Decision Fact Sheet
Testimony of Pat Nolan Before the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security: "Review of the Prison Litigation Reform Act: A Decade of Reform or an Increase in Prison Abuses?"
Pat Nolan's Testimony on Religious Freedom before the US Commission on Civil Rights
Arbitrary Allocation of Prison Resources for Religious Activities
The Radicalization of Prisoners
A Troubling Verdict
Human Rights Abuses Behind Bars
Sordid Reminders of Failure?
Sentencing Reform
PF Commentary: Sentencing Reform
The Right Ideas for Smart Sentencing
Hawks in the Drug War
Justice by Press Release
Life and Debt
Sentenced to Church
Crime Pork
Incendiary Justice
Ending "Offender's Choice"
Putting the "Crowd" in "Overcrowded"
Crime and Unusual Punishment
A Devastating Race
The Question is: What is Just?
The Evidence for Alternatives to Incarceration
Locking Up the Pizza Bandit
A Blow to the "Cookie Cutter" Justice System
Modern-Day Holocaust
Sex Offenders in Society
PF Commentary: Sex Offenders in Society
Unfocused Parole System Allowed Victim to Remain Captive
Neon Green with Anger
The Making - and Remaking - of a Sex Offender
Model Reentry Policies
Women in Prison
PF Commentary: Women in Prison
Pat Nolan Speaks Out Against Shackling During Childbirth
Shackling Inmates during Childbirth
Shackling Female Inmates during Childbirth
Criminal Justice in the States
State Criminal Justice Reform Spotlight
Virginia's Criminal Justice Crisis
South Carolina’s Criminal Justice Crisis
Michigan's Criminal Justice Crisis
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Community Reentry Programs
Prison Rape is No Laughing Matter
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Ryan and Toby
Vera's Story
Margot Van Sluytman
Building Bridges of Justice
Testimony of Sue Solis
Restorative Justice Orgs
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Left-Right Coalition Demands Stop to Prison Rape
Join Discussions with Other Justice Fellowship Advocates
Action Alert—Your Letters Needed to Fight Prison Rape
Mentoring Grants Available
Twelve Percent of Juveniles in Custody Are Assaulted Sexually
Calling on States to Make Prison Telephone Rates Affordable
Helping Children of Prisoners
More Second Chance Funding in Pipeline: Get Ready
Justice Fellowship Now Gives You Quick Access to Criminal Justice Reform News
Unfocused Parole System Allowed Victim to Remain Captive
The Truth Behind Prison Violence
Combating Prison Rape
Mothers and Criminal Justice
Rethinking Crime and Punishment
One in 31 Adults in Prison or Under Correctional Supervision
Second Chance Act Funded; First Grants Available to Governments
Action Alert: Urge Congress to Fund the Second Chance Act
Applications for "Second Chance Act" Grants Will Be Issued Soon
BOP Arbitrarily Limits Time in Halfway House
Protecting the Innocent
Reforming Probation and Parole Will Cut Crime and Lower Prison Costs
Strengthening the Families of the Incarcerated
Stopping Prison Rape
Giving Prisoners a Second Chance
Will Crime be a Campaign Issue?
Second Chance Act Passes Congress!
Second Chance Act Action Alert
How Should We Deal with Sex Offenders?
Appellate Court Issues Decision in IFI Case
House Passes Second Chance Act, 347-62
Good News about Religious Books in Federal Prisons
Religious Books Purged from Prison Libraries
Women, Children, and Prison
Faith and Corrections
God, Paris, and Second Chances
Prisoner Reentry Bill Stalls in the House
Helping Offenders Get Good Jobs
Making the Fight Against Cocaine more Effective
Confronting Violence and Abuse in Prisons
Arguments Heard in Appeal to Stop Contract with Christian Program in Iowa Prisons
"Cracked" Sentencing System for Cocaine Needs to be Fixed
Second Chance Act Dies on Last Night of Senate Session: We'll Be Back
Does the Public Care About Prison Rape?
Heavyweight Support for IFI Appeal
One Last Push for the Second Chance Act
Judge Strikes Down Faith-Based Prison Program, while Public Backs Helping Prisoners
Report on Violence and Abuse in Prisons
Running for the ACA Board
Equipping the Armies of Compassion
Mandatory Minimums: Unjust and Unbiblical
Now is the Time to Press Congress to Pass Reentry Bill
Violent Crime Slows, but Prisons Still Grow
Returning Offenders Need Mentors as Much as Programs and Services
Why are Some Prisons more Dangerous than Others
Movement for Prisoner Reentry Gains Strength
A Gentle Word Turneth Away Wrath
US Supreme Court Examines Sentencing Guidelines
Misguided and Unconstitutional Guidelines
Two New Laws Provide Important Justice Reform
Bearing Fruit in Angola
Studies Investigate False Convictions
Prison Rape Commissioners Appointed
Study Shows Three-Strikes Laws do not Reduce Violent Crime
Prison Rape Victim Vindicated
Faith-Based Initiative Important for Restoration
Florida Opens Faith-Based Prison
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