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The first synagogue inside a U.S. prison reopens — no conviction required

As prisons go, Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia was unusually luxurious. For one, it had flush toilets — beating ...
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Inside Ghislaine Maxwell’s prison

In the parched, rolling hills of Tallahassee, Florida, sits a rundown low-security federal women’s prison housing one of America’s most infamous convicts, Ghislaine Maxwell. Black filth smeared on ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Inside America’s first prison synagogue, a new exhibit tells the story of Jewish inmates who built it

Behind the imposing stone walls of Eastern State Penitentiary — the Philadelphia prison that once held Al Capone — sits a small, unlikely sanctuary: a synagogue built by inmates, for inmates, nearly a ...
Calvin College

Building lives of purpose inside prison

In 2015, Calvin University, Calvin Theological Seminary, and the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) took a chance on a first-of-a-kind program in the state of Michigan—the Calvin Prison ...
Mercury News

‘Time’s up’: The Crips ran a multi-state drug organization from inside prison, feds say

DELANO — Kristopher Thomas has been in prison since 2010, when he was sentenced to 50 years to life for killing a man who identified himself as a member of a rival Los Angeles Crip gang, according to ...
Black Enterprise

Prison From The Inside Out: Bridging Inmates To Society, Founder Porshe Taylor Shares Vision

The California-based non-profit Prison From The Inside Out is bridging the gap between people in prison and those in the community, says the organization’s founder and executive director. Prison From ...