MSU Billings Program Puts Inmates on Path to Self-Sufficiency

Advertiser’s staff says farewell
A decade with The Honolulu Advertiser as a copy editor and wire editor came to an end last night, but it was not my saddest day in the newsroom. Not even close. Nine years ago, The Advertiser launched a short-lived PM Edition for those who preferred to read their newspaper in the afternoon or evening.

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Sheriff: Weapon not used in Henry Granju attack
An 18-year-old man who died this week had not been beaten with a tire iron or any other weapon two days before he was admitted to a hospital after an apparent drug overdose, according to Knox County Sheriff Jimmy “J.J.” Jones.

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MSU Billings program puts inmates on path to self-sufficiency
Their paths all had different routes – theft, forgery, addictions – but at the end of May, seven women shared the same status: graduate. Years spent cultivating cynicism and mistrust were cast aside as the Montana Women’s Prison inmates were awarded certificates for graduating from the Pathways to Self-Sufficiency program offered by Montana State University Billings.

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