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Montana inmates learn job and life skills while raising cattle on prison ranch

by Eve Abrams
Feb 7, 2018
But food coming from a prison isn't necessarily a selling point.
An inmate attaches milkers to cows' teats.
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The Big Promise

Prisons try to curb addiction with a drug that heroin-proofs your brain

by Erika Beras
Jun 2, 2017
Inmates leaving Erie County Prison get a shot of Vivitrol before they are released.
Dennis Rodgers, 29, is serving a sentence in the Erie County Prison stemming from drug abuse. A candidate for Vivitrol, he says, “This is a good shot to be completely clean.”
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How much does it cost to send someone to prison?

by Eliza Mills
May 19, 2017
It's expensive for families as well as taxpayers.
A detention officer looks on as visitors use video phones to communicate with prisoners at an Arizona jail.
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The cost of prison is more than just time served

by Eliza Mills
May 19, 2017
There's an emotional and financial cost when a family member is incarcerated.
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Shelf Life

Susan Burton's fight to stop a cycle of 'institutional abuse'

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
May 9, 2017
After doing several stints herself, helping women transition out of prison is personal.
“Life has took me on a journey, and through much of that journey, I didn't feel whole, connected and grounded,” said Susan Burton.
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Blog: The strange case of prison phone calls

by Tony Wagner
Feb 9, 2017
The simple phone call is caught up in economic, legal and prison reform battles.
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New Jersey eliminates cash bail for people accused of some crimes

by Marketplace Contributor
Jan 9, 2017
A study in 2013 found that nearly 40 percent of people in New Jersey jails were only there because they could not afford to pay their bail.
A police station in Newark, New Jersey.
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Chart of the day: Education in prison

by Marketplace Staff
Nov 15, 2016
More than half of prisoners in the U.S. don't have basic math skills.
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New documentary examines at-risk youth in US schools

by David Brancaccio
Sep 12, 2016
The documentary follows a teacher reconnecting with his former student.
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Why ramen noodles replaced cigarettes as prison currency

by Donna Tam
Aug 22, 2016
The study of one correctional facility illustrates a prison system shaped by declining food services.
Packets of dried instant noodles have long replaced cigarettes as a preferred form of currency inside one U.S. prison.
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