RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) opened a new barber school at the Central ...

HOW THIS PROGRAM WORKS. FOR A COMPANY THAT MAKES BOXES, ATLAS CONTAINER CORP IS REALLY THINKING OUTSIDE OF ONE. BY HIRING INMATES TO THE WORK RELEASE PROGRAM AND PAYING THEM THE SAME AS OTHER ...

NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (WKYT) - For more than a decade, the Jessamine County Detention Center has been trying to prepare inmates for life beyond jail. That includes the work they’re doing within and the ...

Erie County government used inmates to remove snow in December without judicial approval. The county executive defended the program, stating it used "low-risk" inmates and followed internal vetting ...

Erie County Executive Brenton Davis' Community Works Program is causing a dispute with county judges and the district attorney. Judges and the DA argue the program improperly lets inmates out for work ...