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LEWISTOWN — There’s a definite twinkle in Lisa Metzger’s eyes when mentioning that two of the past three Miss Pennsylvania winners have come from the Miss Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Competition. The reigning Miss Pennsylvania Miranda Moore won her crown on the Mifflin County Middle School stage in 2023. Two years before that, Meghan Sinisi did […]

Last fall, a man incarcerated at an Ulster County prison asked a books-to-prisons program to send him Black literature. Books Beyond Bars responded with a copy

Last fall, a man incarcerated at an Ulster County prison asked a books-to-prisons program to send him Black literature. Books Beyond Bars responded with a copy of “Native Son”, Richard

Beer, pinball, live music and books for a cause—what more could you want?

After a 1994 federal decision to deny inmates access to Pell grants for school, as part of a tough-on-crime movement, as of this summer, prisoners can use the grants again.

Beauty Beyond Bars is a new social justice project led by a former San Diego Unified student school board trustee supporting inmates in maintaining their appearance and humanity.

As the death toll in the Israel-Hamas conflict rises, Palestinians and Jews in San Diego are urging public officials to take action. In other news, thousands of students at Chula Vista high schools at times only have one or two bathrooms to use. Plus, details on where you can watch the solar eclipse Saturday.

Maybe we shouldn't be assuming Ice-T is a real member of law enforcement.

After a nearly three-year hiatus from consistent in-person visit to Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, the Girl Scouts Beyond Bars program is ready to connect daughters with their incarcerated mothers once again.

GSU received a $669,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation to create a literary journal by and for incarcerated people.