California prisons task inmates with raising service dogs as form of rehabilitation

The Prison Policy Initiative says 96% of incarcerated people will one day return to their communities. That’s why California’s system is leaning into rehabilitation. CBS News Bay Area’s Max Darrow goes inside a facility where one of the methods involves puppies. Source link

States demand power to stop drones delivering drugs, weapons into prisons

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: A coalition of more than 20 state attorneys general is urging the Trump administration to expand state authority to combat drones, warning that current federal limits and legal uncertainty are allowing contraband to be flown into prisons with little ability for local officials to … Read more

Former Iran detainees fear Americans held in Iranian prisons face heightened danger

With at least four Americans believed to be detained in Iranian prisons, former detainees Siamak Namazi and Emad Shargi, who were held in Iran’s notorious Evin prison, CBS News contributor and formerly the U.S. Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs Roger Carstens, and Shargi’s sister Neda Sharghi joined “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” to discuss … Read more

Former Iran detainees fear Americans held in Iranian prisons face heightened danger

Former Iran detainee Siamak Namazi says he’s worried about the handful of Americans known to be held inside Iranian prisons as the U.S. war in Iran continues.  “They are the easiest-to-grab punching bag right now in the hands of that rogue regime,” he said during a panel discussion with “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.”  … Read more