Father-daughter dance inside notorious prison changes lives of incarcerated men: "She's my world"

More than two dozen incarcerated men were invited to participate in the father-daughter dance based on good behavior.

Waiting For The Out cast and creators discuss the drama that 'looks just as much at what goes on for those outside prison walls as well as prisoners inside of them'

Adapted from Andy West’s memoir The Life Inside, the drama follows a philosopher who begins teaching a class of men in prison ...
WBEZ

‘This is real rehabilitation’: A Chicago program that keeps young men out of prison is expanding

Lawndale Christian Legal Center offers an alternative to prison and helped Shaq Wilson rebuild his life. Now, a new West Side building will support 20 men. Shaq Wilson is a 30-year-old father of two ...
ABC News

'Knitting Behind Bars': Inmates Escape Prison Life With Yarn

Every Thursday, a group of inmates at the Pre-Release Unit in Jessup, Md., knit. Jan. 15, 2013— -- "I'm arrested for armed kidnapping and I love knitting." Every Thursday around dusk, a group of ...
The Durango Herald

Inside a California prison’s restaurant, where workers get a second chance

Kamiali Abdulsalam, Kami for short, has already been in the kitchen for several hours baking a batch of 100 sugar cookies ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1958, Johnny Cash Played His First-Ever Prison Concert and Changed One Inmate’s Life (and the Country Music World) Forever

Sixty-eight years ago today, Johnny Cash played his first-ever prison concert and unknowingly changed the country music world.