Wisconsin was the first state to let some incarcerated people work in the community, allowing them to save money and pay for ...

Wilmington City Councilwoman Shane Darby addresses a community meeting about the pending closure of the Plummer Correctional Center, which had a prison work release program. (Sarah Mueller/WHYY) What ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bucks County Corrections Department officials have no plans to suspend a work release program in the wake of two additional ...

HOW THIS PROGRAM WORKS. FOR A COMPANY THAT MAKES BOXES, ATLAS CONTAINER CORP IS REALLY THINKING OUTSIDE OF ONE. BY HIRING INMATES TO THE WORK RELEASE PROGRAM AND PAYING THEM THE SAME AS OTHER ...

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 ...