An Indianapolis recycling company known for giving jobs to former prisoners recently partnered with an organization that turns plastic into fuel.

At the Employer Day event, company representatives got a glimpse into inmates daily work.

A new nonprofit urban farming program, Bellfound Farm, aims to address numerous barriers women face when trying to re-enter society after being in prison.

Started by a nonprofit in California, the program is designed to prepare prisoners for tech jobs when they're released by offering virtual courses on coding.

The letter encourages FCC Chairman Thomas Wheeler to give states "flexibility and authority" to deal with illegal cellphones in prison, which are seen as a security threat.

A state law that took effect last July required the Department of Correction to work with offenders about to be released to ensure they had healthcare coverage.

The program allows universities to partner with prisons to help inmates work toward a college degree.

The ACLU of Indiana, Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services and Indiana Department of Correction have finally reached an agreement on how to treat mentally ill prisoners, years after a judge attributed a number of suicides to poor treatment in Indiana prisons.

The U.S. Labor Department announced Wednesday that the Indianapolis agency is receiving the grant as startup capital to provide services to inmates before their release and then ongoing support in their communities once their incarceration ends.

California is trying to do just that, though police and advocates for ex-offenders are at odds over whether it will work. The debate is playing out as President Obama is calling for nationwide change.