Social justice initiative Comeback Catalyst has secured an investment to launch its inaugural program, a free 12-week virtual course designed to help the formerly incarcerated bring their business ...

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Across the country, about half of persons in prison failed to graduate high school, a figure much lower than the general population. However, when incarcerated individuals have access to and ...

Ultimately, the hope is these programs will break the cycle of violence and create trust ... But in the rehabilitative versus punitive model, community-based initiatives like Inspire, Encourage ...

Council members voted 12-3 in favor of giving Housing Forward, the region’s lead homelessness response agency, the first ...

The leader of the global brand announces his JUMP Initiative, a project of The Just Trust, ahead of NBA All-Star weekend to ...

This plan should be called Operation Mehmed the Conqueror, honoring the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II, who, after conquering ...

On February 5, a coalition of Illinois leaders, advocates, and community members gathered at the Illinois State Capitol ...

New Freedom works with recently released prison inmates, and its founders initially projected $900K in monthly profits, ...

This article is the second of a two-part series regarding the rise of violent crimes committed by juveniles in Southeast Texas and the effort to give teens new life outside of the criminal justice ...