Good News Notes: “Captain Pete Bethune and his crew are with three armed rangers from MINAE, the Ministry of Environment and Energy in Costa Rica. They are in a 4.7-metre inflatable zodiac boat racing towards a yacht which is illegally fishing near Cano Island, a biological marine reserve. Using a $4 million (€3,400,00) drone, Bethune…
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He Lost Nearly Everything To Addiction. Then An Arrest Changed His Life
Good News Notes: “Heroin started rewiring and taking control of Will’s brain in the early 2000s, as he turned 40. “Back then, if you used drugs people didn’t want anything to do with you,” Will recalls. “People gave up on me.” Will lost almost everything: jobs, his driver’s license, his car, his marriage and his…
Safeway, Ideal Option team to break addiction stigma
Good News Notes: “The opioid crisis was an issue before the pandemic, and the need for addiction services is even more desperate now. The Washington State Department of Health said overdose deaths accelerated during the pandemic, jumping 38% in the first half of 2020. And most of that came from deaths involving fentanyl. Susan Mitchell,…
He faced a possible life term. Now he’s a UC Berkeley grad
Good News Notes: “Aaron Harvey first heard of UC Berkeley when he saw a TV promotion for the school as he sat in jail, facing conspiracy charges stemming from nine San Diego gang-related shootings. He didn’t even know that UC Berkeley and “Cal,” a title he knew through sports, were the same school when he…
‘I can dream again’: Central Ohio nonprofit gives those struggling with addiction a second chance
Good News Notes: “For nearly half her life, Courtney Farley says she fought the temptations of drugs and alcohol. She is now 24 years old. “You know, my dreams went from, like, being a vet, you know, every girls’ dream to, like – I bet I can be, like, the best drug dealer,” said Farley. …
How inmates are helping others struggling with mental health behind bars at downtown LA jail
Good News Notes: “Roughly 2,800 inmates are behind bars at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in downtown Los Angeles, all of them men struggling with mental illness. In fact, it’s the nation’s largest mental health facility. “This has become the way to handle those that don’t have the care they need out on the street,”…
Man helps inmates find hope, purpose through jail ministry
Good News Notes: “Jail is a place where people wait, says Bruce Noddin, who provides spiritual counsel to Androscoggin County Jail inmates. “These guys are in limbo for the most part,” he said. Most haven’t been sentenced and are waiting to learn of their judicial fate. And most are struggling with substance use or mental…
Loveland church gives families of the incarcerated hope for Christmas
Good News Notes: “The Christmas holidays are a time for connecting with friends and family. But for those with loved ones in jail, the season can feel anything but cheerful.” “Redemption Church in Loveland is trying to make the holiday season brighter for the families of inmates with the Hope for Christmas program, which builds…
Natalie Portman Rescues Prison Dog
Good News Notes: “The 38-year-old actress shared an adorable photo of her new rescue pup named Sunday, who she rescued earlier this month from Paws for Life K9 Rescue.” “The organization takes dogs from city and county shelters in California that need to be trained or need socialization, and places the pooches with trainers who are incarcerated throughout…
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Inmates train rescue dogs with ‘Paws of Purpose’ program on Rikers Island