recidivism

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, seated, shows an executive order

Politics & Government

North Carolina joins an effort to improve outcomes for freed prisoners

1:56pm January 30, 2024

by Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press

North Carolina has joined a nascent nationwide effort to improve outcomes for more prisoners who return to society through an approach focused on education, health care and housing.

Chef Gilbert Brenot teaches trainees at Edwins about meat preparation. The fine-dining restaurant in Cleveland provides education, housing and steady employment for former inmates and is the subject of an Oscar-nominated documentary.

National
Arts

Oscar-Nominated 'Knife Skills' Showcases Ex-Cons And Odd Ducks In The Kitchen

10:00am March 03, 2018

by Kristen Hartke

The documentary chronicles the opening of Edwins, a fine-dining restaurant in Cleveland that provides education, housing and steady employment for former inmates.

Inmates from the Eastern Correctional Facility listen as professor Delia Mellis leads a class on the Cold War. More than 300 students are enrolled in the Bard Prison Initiative each semester, within a curriculum that offers over 60 courses.

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Economy
Education

College Classes In Maximum Security: 'It Gives You Meaning'

4:29pm March 27, 2017

by Yuki Noguchi

A privately funded program provides higher education to about 300 students in New York state prisons. Graduates are less likely to get in legal trouble after prison but getting hired is a challenge.

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