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People coming out of incarceration have an extremely hard journey transitioning to normalcy upon being released.

News Release Campaign to Free Maddesyn George Maddesyn George is a young Native mother, a member of the Colville Confederated Tribes in Washington State, and a

Emfuleni municipality on path to recovery Penwell Dlamini"> By Penwell Dlamini - 18 May 2021 - 18:09 Image: ANTONIO MUCHAVE Administrators  tasked with turning around Emfuleni local municipality in Sedibeng, south of Johannesburg, say they are winning in addressing financial problems and service delivery issues which have plagued the council for the past few years. On Tuesday, lead administrator Gilberto Martins was joined by Lesedi Mere, who is responsible for supply chain, Silas Zimu, heading basic services, and Rianda Kruger in  explaining the progress during a panel...

UW Odyssey Beyond Bars program receives grant to teach college courses in Wisconsin prisons The pilot project will deliver introductory college courses in English to incarcerated students who are interested in post-secondary education but are not yet enrolled in a credential-granting program.

The Lifelong Learner Search The University of Wisconsin–Madison Odyssey Project received a $300,000 grant from the Oscar Rennebohm Foundation to continue teaching college courses to incarcerated people in Wisconsin through the Odyssey Beyond Bars program. Noble Wray, retired Madison Chief of Police and Rennebohm board member The funding of $100,000 over the next three years will support a pilot project that will deliver introductory college courses in English to incarcerated students who are interested in post-secondary education but are not yet enrolled in a credential-granting program. Th...