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Article • January 1, 2026 • from PLN January, 2026
Labor Coalition in Minnesota Demands Disney Contractor Pay Prisoners Minimum Wage by A group of prison laborers and unions in Minnesota are demanding that Anagram International, LLC, a Minnesota-­based balloon company that subcontracts with Disney, pay incarcerated workers $11.13 an hour, which is the state’s minimum wage (The current wage …
Article • January 1, 2026 • from PLN January, 2026
How I Learned to Transcribe Braille in Prison by Nathan Gray by Nathan Gray, Prison Journalism Project This story was originally published by Prison Journalism Project.   Many jobs in Wisconsin’s Oshkosh Correctional Institution consist of routine manual labor that helps the prison run: cooking, cleaning, laundering—that kind of thing. …
Two Re-Entry Non-Profit Leaders in Tennessee and Massachusetts Accused of Criminal Charges by On August 27, 2025, DeAndre Brown, the executive director of the Shelby County Office of Reentry, was arrested after being indicted by a grand jury on 12 felony charges related to the alleged misuse of more than …
Article • August 1, 2025 • from PLN August, 2025
Texas Social Workers Challenge Blanket Denial of State Occupational License Based on Youthful Assault Convictions by Matthew Clarke The Institute of Justice (IJ) is helping two Texas women with master’s degrees in social work challenge a 2019 state law that bars anyone with a prior conviction involving the threat or …
Article • August 1, 2025 • from PLN August, 2025
Guaranteed Basic Income Programs for Prisoners Reduce Food Insecurity and Homelessness by Anthony Accurso The cities of Gainesville, Florida, and Durham, North Carolina, experimented with providing guaranteed basic income (GBI) to prisoners who were reentering the community, and have released information about the outcomes created by the program. Both programs …
Article • March 1, 2025 • from PLN March, 2025
Filed under: jobs
ABA Highlights Ohio Prisoner’s Successful Transition to Lawyer by On October 29, 2024, the American Bar Association’s ABA Journal highlighted a former “jailhouse lawyer” who succeeded in becoming a licensed attorney after release. Damon Davis, 47, is now a lawyer with the Hamilton County Public Defender’s Office in Cincinnati. But …
Article • February 15, 2025 • from PLN February, 2025
Long Wait List for Texas’ Only College-Level Re-Entry Class for Prisoners by As of November 26, 2024, more than 250 Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) prisoners were on the wait list for a re-entry class offered at nine state prisons near Huntsville by Lee Community College in Baytown. The …
Washington Prisoners Prep for Firefighting Career After Release by A new program is preparing some Washington state prisoners to become wildland firefighters after release. Though launched only recently, ARC 20 traces its roots to “honor camps” that state lawmakers established in 1939 to clear and maintain land owned by the …
Article • September 15, 2024 • from PLN September, 2024
Filed under: Education, jobs
Washington Prison Trade Training Program Boosts Employment Income Upon Release by When Brittany Wright, 30, got out of a Washington prison in June 2023, she was confident that it would be easier than her last release 10 years earlier. Back then, she had found it almost impossible to find a …
Article • September 15, 2024 • from PLN September, 2024
Former Prisoners Can Become President, But Other Job Options Are Limited by The conviction on May 30, 2024, of former Pres. Donald J. Trump (R) on 34 felony charges in New York did not derail the current GOP nominee’s campaign to return to the White House. But it would prevent …
Article • May 1, 2024 • from PLN May, 2024
$10 Million Reimbursed for Vacated Washington Drug Possession Convictions by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In September 2023, just two months into a program to rebate fines and fees for vacated drug convictions, Washington state courts had paid out more than $9.4 million. That’s nearly 20% of a $50 …
Article • April 1, 2024 • from PLN April, 2024
From Prison Cook to Praised Pizza Chef by A former Pennsylvania prisoner is now a chef at a Philadelphia pizzeria, which was named one of the 50 best in the U.S. by the Washington Post on August 31, 2023. Those held in the same cell block with Mike Carter may …
Article • March 1, 2024 • from PLN March, 2024
Moms Released from Massachusetts Prison Decry Dearth of Help by Crystal Hinson’s journey back into society in April 2023 after release from the Massachusetts Correctional Institution (MCI) in Framingham exemplifies the biggest challenge often faced by women leaving prison: reuniting with their children. Leaving MCI-Framingham, the state’s only women’s lockup, …
Article • March 1, 2024 • from PLN March, 2024
“More jobs than people”: Prisoners Training to Work on Ohio Infrastructure Projects after Release by With unemployment at historic lows, Ohio is preparing prisoners for jobs after release by offering training in technical skills. In December 2023, the first group of eight state prisoners completed one such program, after training …
Article • January 1, 2024 • from PLN January, 2024
Despite “Ban the Box” Laws, Most Prisoners Still Unemployed a Year After Release by In July 2023, the U.S. unemployment rate stood at 3.6%, among the lowest levels seen in 60 years. With nearly two openings for everyone unemployed, all that most Americans need to get a job is to …
Article • June 1, 2023 • from PLN June, 2023
Michigan Supreme Court Justice Caves to Criticism, Accepts Resignation of Formerly Incarcerated Clerk by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss On January 5, 2023, new Michigan Supreme Court Justice Kyra Bolden announced she had accepted the resignation of her formerly incarnated clerk, Pete Martel. In doing so, the justice bowed …
Article • April 1, 2023 • from PLN April, 2023
Filed under: jobs, Criminal History
“Ban the Box” Hiring Law Sets National Standard for Federal Contracts by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders A little-known provision attached to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 2020 prohibits federal contractors from asking about a job applicant’s criminal history. Signed into law in December 2020 by former Pres. …
Article • September 30, 2022 • from PLN October, 2022
Filed under: jobs, Forced Labor Offenses
Wisconsin Supreme Court Guts State’s Fair Employment Act Protection for Returning Prisoners With Domestic Violence Convictions by Jacob Barrett by Jacob Barrett In a 4-to-3 decision handed down on March 10, 2022, the Supreme Court of Wisconsin held an employer did not unlawfully discriminate against a former state prisoner by …
Article • April 1, 2022 • from PLN April, 2022
Filed under: Release and Reentry, jobs
$1.1 Million Colorado Initiative Set to Assist Prisoners With More Employment Opportunities Upon Release by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders Individuals leaving prison often face obstacles securing basic necessities like employment, housing, and health care. This can make reintegration into society exceedingly difficult. The restrictions and limited opportunities that ex-prisoners …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Filed under: jobs
Florida Senator Wants to Keep Ex-Prisoners from Earning the $15 Minimum Wage Increase by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Republican Senator Jeffrey Brandes of Saint Petersburg filed a bill to exclude certain Florida citizens from benefiting from the increased minimum-wage measure, known as Amendment 2, passed by well over 60% …
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