How a running club helps prison inmates with rehabilitation

WBUR

Published August 1, 2025 at 8:52 AM PDT

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People from outside prison walls came to Utah’s state penitentiary to join inmates in running a half marathon organized by a local running club in an effort to help with rehabilitation, not just punishment.

KUER’s Mary-Kate Wilson reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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