Inside the barbed wire walls of NCCI Gardner, a small group of inmates is taking advantage of a new initiative that could change their lives It’s called “Persevere,” and it’s teaching web-building ...

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A program is teaching computer coding to felons who find it tough to get jobs out of prison. It's landing some of them six-figure salaries. Program organizers said it is addressing public safety.

Re-establishing life after incarceration comes with continuous challenges, especially for Black communities, who face major economic difficulties beyond the prison walls. Alisa Malone, CEO of the ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Persevere, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a mission to support at-risk and justice-impacted individuals, has been awarded $15.4 million in response to the ...

Alex Marston was the first inmate to enroll in the Persevere program. Marston spent five years in prison. Marston got a coding job for Indeed.com. He broke down crying in Walmart on the toiletry aisle ...

The only way to survive prison, Jason Doty said, is to go into what he calls an "emotional winter." Just like a tree pushes its sap to its roots during a freeze, Doty says some incarcerated people ...