The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has begun offering various degree programs across multiple institutions, but the options lack the modern variety needed for reentry into the public sector.

Is it just a want that the incarcerated can live without, or is it a necessity?

Could the creation of an honor yard at the California Institute for Men change the lives of those on the inside, and inevitably, life on the outside as well?

What if the key to safer communities was not harsher punishments, but smarter rehabilitation?

Low pay inside California prisons raises questions about fairness, rehabilitation and the ability to repay restitution.