Nationally, about 43 percent of convicts return to prison within three years, either because they violated their parole or committed new crimes, Smith said. “Offenders leaving prison face a number of ...

In this kitchen, justice is served – and finely chopped. Nearly a dozen ex-cons graduated Monday from the city’s Department of Probation’s inaugural culinary-skills program, part of a range of new ...

In 2015, I was in Memphis, Tennessee. I had been invited to speak to a group of young people about making positive life choices. That morning, while getting dressed in my hotel room around 7 a.m., I ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...