East Oregonian

Pendleton prison job fair connects inmates with potential employers

PENDLETON — With Oregon’s recidivism rate nearing its lowest point in decades, nearly 30 employers on Aug. 1 stepped inside the Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution in Pendleton for the prison’s ...
LAist

Prison health workers are among the best-paid public employees. Why are so many jobs vacant?

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Despite spending hundreds of millions ...

7 years after news story, KARE checks in on Minnesota offender to see if prison programming worked

Jake Kivela-Sandnas was interviewed in 2019 at Moose Lake Prison where he received career training so he could find a job in the electrical industry.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Wisconsin corrections officials don’t track how many prisoners participate in work release

This story was produced andoriginally published by Wisconsin Watch, a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom. It was made possible bydonors like you. Most of the jobs available to Wisconsin prisoners are ...

Democrats Demand Answers for Federal Prison Staffing Shortage After Corrections Officers Flee for ICE Jobs

Citing a ProPublica investigation that found that workers at federal lockups had been lured away to ICE, lawmakers asked how ...
Capital Public Radio

Prison health workers are among the best-paid public employees. Why are so many jobs vacant?

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Despite spending hundreds of millions of dollars to fill vacant medical and mental health positions at prisons and ...