Parole Models: Lifelong Friends Work With City to Help Former Inmates

Parole models: Lifelong friends work with city to help former inmates
Jacobs spent 30 years in and out of prison for stealing to support his drug addiction. He's been clean, sober and law-abiding since his 1997 release. When the two lifelong friends walked around their old Hartranft neighborhood recently, noting that Joe … Read more on Philly.com (blog)

Census Bureau Ranks Nevada 3rd in Poverty
"It could be a mental illness and/or addiction," Isham said. "It could be due to a … Non-profit organizations in northern Nevada have seen an increase in need, and they're trying to keep up with the demand in food pantry use and other services. "In … Read more on KTVN

EXCLUSIVE: LIBERACE LOVER SCOTT THORSON BACK BEHIND BARS
Thorson, whose real name is Jess Marlow, was arrested in Reno, Nevada on November 19th on a parole violation. Thorson was given a suspended prison sentence last … Dennis Hof, who originally bailed Thorson out of jail and is owner of the famous Bunny … Read more on The National Enquirer

From hopeless to home
They enjoyed a good living and marriage in Nevada. But he already was ill with hepatitis C, from which he died in April. Watching his health fail … She's spent the past year working through the mission's Christian-based programs for addiction … Read more on Casper Journal

STEP2 in Reno, Nevada
Private non-profit, STEP2 is located in Reno, Nevada. This treatment program is the only program in Northern Nevada and one of few in the country that accomm…