Why Reentry Programs are Important
By Jeremiah Mosteller, Criminal Justice Reform Policy Liaison Successful reentry programs give former offenders opportunities to support themselves through legitimate and productive work, [...]
Prison reform must include reclaiming the lives of offenders
BY ROBERT L. WOODSON SR., OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 11/21/18 09:00 AM EST The FIRST STEP Act, the Senate version of a bill recently passed in the House, is landmark legislation. With bipartisan [...]
Trump, Congress try to breathe life into long-delayed criminal justice reform package
BY TONY PUGH TPUGH@MCCLATCHYDC.COM August 08, 2018 04:12 PM Washington Jon Ponder has lived both sides of the debate on criminal justice reform. After two convictions for robbery, Ponder, 52, [...]
24 to graduate from Las Vegas program that helps ex-inmates
WASHINGTON — Anti-poverty activist Bob Woodson believes that Hope for Prisoners, a Las Vegas program designed to help ex-inmates re-enter society, works because it was started by a former bank [...]
Hope for Prisoners helps ex-offenders return to productive lives
By MIKE HENLE SPECIAL TO THE LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series about Hope for Prisoners, a program with spiritual roots that strives to help those who [...]
SCOTT HERROLD’S PODCAST – JON PONDER – HOPE FOR PRISONERS
CLICK HERE to listen to this podcast. Scott Herrold talks with Jon Ponder from HopeForPrisoners.org about second chances in the Nevada Department of Corrections. We’re throwing a special [...]
Raiders help recognize graduates of the Hope for Prisoners program
Bryan Callahan 10:32 PM, Aug 17, 2018 LAS VEGAS (KTNV) – More than two dozen looking to return to a normal life after time behind bars got encouragement from the same police organizations [...]
Hope for Prisoners helps ex-offenders reenter society — and inspire others
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2018/sep/14/hope-for-prisoners-helps-ex-offenders-reenter-soci/ By Camalot Todd (contact) Friday, Sept. 14, 2018 | 2 a.m. Hope For Prisoners Graduation A young boy [...]
Fox News – Hope for Prisoners CEO on push for prison reform
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Nevada bank robber, FBI agent who arrested him, pray at White House
WASHINGTON — A former Nevada bank robber and the FBI agent who arrested him 14 years ago met Thursday at the White House Rose Garden for the National Day of Prayer. Jon Ponder, a three-time [...]
