Precious gifts from those who have the least
BY ROBERT L. WOODSON SR., OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 12/25/19 02:00 PM EST THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL Though Christmas generosity often is portrayed [...]
Inmates, families get chance to share Christmas at Las Vegas event
Regina Helm slept in a car Wednesday night with her 11-year-old granddaughter, because she was going to do whatever it took to see her incarcerated son. “I wanted to be in the same state with [...]
Pilot program in Las Vegas helps people just out of jail commute to work
LAS VEGAS(FOX5)– A new pilot program is giving a lift to people out of jail, looking to rejoin the workforce. Lyft and Hope for Prisoners are teaming up to pay for people’s rides, to and [...]
Lyft – Job Access Program
Lyft announced that Shade Tree and Salvation Army of Southern Nevada are the quarterly recipients of its Las Vegas-area grants program. Developed in 2018, the local grants initiative helps Lyft [...]
Wynonna Judd performs at Hope For Prisoners event
Singer Wynonna Judd performed at a special Hope For Prisoners event on Thursday night. The program helps people make the transition from prison to life on the outside. Las Vegas Metropolitan [...]
Build success networks for Nevada ex-prisoners
Everybody benefits from such a second chance. Most of us have gotten a few breaks in our lives that have enabled them to start fresh, or at the very least, start again. Given the scale of the [...]
Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson to join HOPE for Prisoners Board of Directors.
Hope for Prisoners is proud to announce that District Attorney Steve Wolfson has been unanimously elected to serve on our Board of Directors. “Having Mr. Wolfson join our Board of Directors [...]
Cory Booker tours women’s prison in Las Vegas, pledges reform
Democratic presidential hopeful Cory Booker, who has pushed for criminal justice reform during his campaign, shook hands with women in blue uniforms and standard-issue white sneakers Saturday [...]
#cut50’s National Organizer, Louis L. Reed to screen CNN’s The Redemption Project with key justice reform activists
Las Vegas, NV – #cut50 National Organizer, Louis L. Reed will be traveling to over 10 states to learn about the urgent needs of those impacted by mass incarceration. At his fourth stop in Las [...]
