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Doing well by doing time?: at their best, prisons can help inmates leave more employable than when they arrived: but most aren't there yet
About 1.3 million people are incarcerated each year in federal and state prisons. Almost all will eventually be released. Can working while in prison help prepare them for life on the outside?
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Features: Community Colleges and Workforce Training in the Criminal Justice System
Darrin Casper was ready to start fresh."I was just tired of doing the things I was doing. I needed to do something different because I kept winding up in the same place," says Casper, who was released in April 2024 after serving four and a half years in prison in North Carolina. "My family members have always been there for me, and I just needed to make the change."Casper's aunt had been looking for local programs that could help him with the transition and eventually discovered the Craven-Pamlico Re-entry Council. Operated by Craven Community College, the council provides a range of services ...