Martel Stevens, a participant in the R.I.S.E. program, cuts customer Buck Francis’ hair on Monday, July 28, 2025. The program trains inmates in barbering and cosmetology so they have job-training ...

Prison programs are helping the public see those behind bars as people and not prisoners and equips them with important life skills, from growing and cooking food to classroom learning to health care.

Close to 200 people are expected to start the Prison Education Program, known as PEP, at three prisons across the state this August, signifying growth for a program that aims to give second chances to ...