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SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This release has been edited to clarify program delivery by WGU, not Nucleos; to clarify that a pilot is being explored, rather than initiated; and...

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Sept. 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Persevere, a nonprofit that offers coding classes for justice-impacted individuals and places them in tech jobs, is the focus of a 22-minute...

Chicago, Illinois, May 20, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With the announcement of the Justice, Equity and Opportunity Initiative, Illinois is poised to make dramatic changes that help the lives of many...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Columbus, Ohio-based Buckeye Institute has been selected as this year’s winner of Atlas Network’s prestigious North America Liberty Award for its...

Woodridge, Illinois, Nov. 06, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As federal and state lawmakers around the U.S. continue to mull over solutions to a host of problems plaguing the criminal justice system,...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Too often, lives are defined by a single mistake. The Buckeye Institute endeavored to change this and fix a broken criminal justice system. This small...

Chicago, Illinois, Aug. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- At least 167 inmates in Illinois are currently serving life sentences for crimes committed as juveniles. This is one of the many unfortunate...

Lansdowne, VA, May 02, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Prison Fellowship, the nation’s largest Christian nonprofit serving prisoners, former prisoners, and their families, has named three new individuals...

Washington, D.C., April 27, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Senate has passed a resolution declaring April 2018 “Second Chance Month,” continuing Prison Fellowship’s national effort to reduce...

Washington, D.C., April 25, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Prison Fellowship, the nation’s largest outreach to prisoners, former prisoners and their families—and a leading advocate for criminal justice...