“Have we found the secret to a long-lasting marriage? How U.S. census shows more couples are staying together”
Read a May 19, 2011, Daily Mail article on census data showing that couples remain married longer and are more loyal.
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Jewish Prisoner Services
Jewish Prisoner Services serves Jewish inmates before, during and after incarceration.
“Sex and the married American”
Read a May 22, 2011, blog item on how infidelity among politicians and celebrities is not symptomatic of most American marriages.
“Justice Policy Center”
The Urban Institute offers background and research on prisoner re-entry and a list of institute experts on the topic.
“Married Couples Are No Longer a Majority, Census Finds”
Read a May 26, 2011, New York Times article on new census data, analyzed by the Brookings Institution, showing that married couples represented 48 percent of American households in 2010. A fifth are traditional families, down from a quarter a decade ago and 43 percent in 1950.
Inner City Muslim Action Network
The Inner City Muslim Action Network is a small nonprofit serving Chicago’s South Side and Southwest communities. Prisoner re-entry is among its programs.
“Will the Declining Marriage Rate in the United States Affect the Country’s Overall Happiness Level?”
Read a May 31, 2011, Science and Religion Today article on whether a declining marriage rate will affect the country’s overall happiness.
InnerChange Freedom Initiative
Prison Fellowship’s InnerChange Freedom Initiative is a Christian religious program meant to help prisoners make the transition back to freedom. InnerChange starts working with them behind bars and organizes support and volunteers from local churches to help them upon their release.
“How Divorce Lost Its Groove”
Read a June 17, 2011, New York Times article on changes in divorce trends among highly educated women.