CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS, Pa. (AP) — A group of women laughs as they pull back lush green tomato leaves, revealing pepper plants growing underneath filled with tiny fruit. “They look too adorable to eat,” ...

GRAFTON, Ohio — A state prison in northeast Ohio says that for the first time in the state’s history, a five-course meal has been served to members of the public with food prepared by incarcerated men ...

FOR most people, a prison garden is not somewhere they ever expect to visit.

Incarcerated participants Taquan (left) and Heath (right) tend to plants in the garden at the California Health Care Facility, a prison in Stockton, California. (TJ Ushing / UC Davis) A kestrel swoops ...

Inmates at one local prison are getting their hands dirty, and they’re helping feed people in the community. The folks inside the Catawba Correctional Center shared the fruits of their labors with ...

Prison environments are often bleak, overcrowded, chaotic, and isolating. Garden programs offer an opportunity for relief from such harsh social environments. Long-standing research in psychology and ...

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 ...

GRAFTON, Ohio — A state prison in northeast Ohio says that for the first time in the state’s history, a five-course meal has been served to members of the public with food prepared by incarcerated men ...

The United States has the largest prison population in the world. At present, over 2 million American adults are incarcerated in federal and state prisons. Aside from having the world's largest prison ...