Bo Cornelius, a man formerly incarcerated at Algoa Correctional Center, developed a leadership program in just two four-hour visiting sessions with his wife. The Global Leadership Academy (GLA), which ...
Kerwin Pittman is transforming a shuttered prison into a reentry campus offering housing, job training and support to people leaving incarceration.
Inmates will be under the direction of O'Connor for roughly 12 to 18 months, and will first learn about hygiene, sanitation, ...
Roughly one in four inmates in Virginia are waiting to enroll in prison education programs — a backlog that state officials say could hinder rehabilitation and reduce chances of success after release.
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia inmates who most need in-prison educational programs — which better prepare them for release and make them less likely to reoffend — are, in large part, the ones not ...
Mason King, center, speaks to people who were incarcerated during a Second Chance Academy class on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, at Fayette County Detention Center in Lexington, Ky. Christian Kantosky ...