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States Try Using New Forms of Punishment

Prisoners’ claim of double jeopardy upheld by Constitutional Court

More women in US are going to prison

Ministry takes its mission to Ohio's prison inmates

Prison targets aging inmates in request to build hospital

A few clicks train these dogs; their licks change prisoners' lives

Feds to pay more for prisoner care

Report: Treatment Could Reduce Number Of Women In Prison

Drug Court provides alternative to prison

First Phase of Wyoming Prison Expansion Projects Contracted

Prison volunteers make the grade by crafting school supplies for kids

Tate Case Inspires Bill To Keep Juveniles Out Of Prisons

Ex-prisoner is seeking medical-care documents

Prison terms for female offenders now common in U.S.

The 'governor' reaches out to prison inmates

Private Prisons: A Jail-Break for California?

The state court system could be releasing some prisoners

Despite State Promises, Reform Eludes Prisons

New N.C. prisons may not be enough

Arnold rethinks tough California prison policies

From profit to prison

Applications for DNA testing by prisoners off to a very slow start

Memorial Christian children help prisoners

Local prisoner at NCCI on list to have DNA tested

Suit against county prison tossed

Fired guard sues to reclaim job at troubled prison

Prison funding figures telling

Portugal considers safe drug-taking rooms in prisons

Sharing with Prisoners' Children

Football gives prisoners way to pass time, avoid trouble

Prisoners get a chance to participate in Christmas giving

Judge blocks plan to have prison lessons taught through cell doors

State offers few extras for prisons

Stamp these crafts 'Made in Az. prison'

Nation's First Faith-Based Prison Opens

Florida Promotes Religion in Prison

Study: Alabama prisons among nation's most poorly funded

County prisoners to be put to work

Prisoners to be tried via video conferencing

Prison no gift barrier — Angel Tree provides for inmates' families

Too many inmates, not enough cells; hence, more paroles

Prisoner gets his present but no visit

Judge Releases Man From Prison After New Evidence Found In Case

Measures taken to prevent prisoner suicides

Prisoners Get Human Rights Day Treat

One Step Towards Decongesting Squalid Prisons

State: Counties get break as felons move to prisons

Governor Opposes Private Prisons, GOP Lawmakers Say They Save Money

Nevada prison extras unpaid after filmmaker loses funding

More Ariz. prisoners are headed out of state

Transition team appointed for state prisons' top jobs

Agency using prisoners on project to save money, teach them new skills

Arkansas Prisoners Get Simple Christmas Gift

Prisoners enjoy festive feast - but jail officers can't even get porridge

More complaints than prisoners in our jails

Big prison savings may be hard to find

Exonerated Man Learns to Cope Outside Prison

Overcrowding risks prison violence

Christmas gift for 11,000 prisoners

Calipatria prison inmate testifies he killed his cellmate in self-defense

ACLU blasts health care in Nebraska prisons, jails

Prisoners give flowers to seniors

Nevada decries federal cut in funds for prison inmate drug rehab

Prisons boss calls racism inquiry findings shameful

Organizers of Japanese sex party get harsh jail terms

Regents may ask to limit or charge for prisoner care

Welsh Prisoners 'Racially Abusing English Inmates'

Prisoners' Voting Ban 'Breaches Human Rights'

Housing out-of-county prisoners may ease tax burden

The Luzerne County Prison Board approved two lawsuit settlements that would cost taxpayers $85,000.

Library Plan for Prisons

The Truth About Private Prisons

An international seminar on health care in prisons took place Armenia.

Privatizing prisons bad idea politically and economically

Number of federal prisoners on sharp increase

The Australian Capital Territory is to build its own jail for the first time

70% of Irish prisoners reoffend

York County Prison could expand again

HLS Prison Program Allowed to Continue

Church Initiates Mission to Rehabilitate Prison Inmates

The mystery of the missing prison visitors

Private prisons win, manufacturers lose at special session

Prisons Staff to Get Drugs

State to supply kosher food for Solano inmates

Center described as substandard prison

Prisons watchful of inmates at holidays

Bond between prisoner and lawyer survives decades

Inmate denied new trial against 3 prison guards

Early release of inmates fails to curb prison costs

Program helps prisoners' kids have a happy holiday

Bill focuses on prisoners, not victims - Ryall

Prisoners, UConn gives horses a new lease on life

Housing out-of-county prisoners may ease tax burden

Prisoner said he was in danger before his death

Children at risk in Indonesia's adult prisons says UN

Prisons full, expansions costly

N.C. officials consider replacements for aging juvenile prisons

Prison reconsidering decision to cancel Christmas Day visits for inmates

California prison director resigns

Bulgaria fined for shaving prisoner's head

Death Row prisoner 'disappointed' after execution halted

Prisoner injured by falling window

Brutality of prison officers exposed

County prison picks private food service, hopes to save cash

Florida Faith-Based Prison Plan Lambasted by Liberal Group

Punish Prisoners Humanely, Says Judge

Trailer built by prisoners to clean up crime

Commission Recommends Privatizing State Prisons

Prison failing human rights say prisoners

Prisoner medical co-pay proposed

Handcuffing Prisoners Inside Jail Cells is Illegal

Child prisoners file abuse claim against Philippines government

Prisons dominate boxing event

Different Paths For Punishment

The Challenge Of Rehabilitation

All state prisoners get wage cut

Sexual harassment rampant at prisons, records show

Prisoners find all-day lighting brings on glare and headaches

Prisoners' Kids To Get Mentors

Prisoners Find Money, Turn It In

Modest festive fare for prisoners

Help prisoners' children at holiday time

Hundreds Of Millions Needed For Hawaii Prisons

Prisons Called Understaffed

Call to move kids from adult prisons

4th Circuit sides with prisoner seeking kosher diet

Prisoner Parents And Their Orphaned Children

Prison expansion plans go forward

Abolish prisons, says Angela Davis

HIV-Positive Prisoners Receive Treatment

Up to 650 inmates might get an early release

Prisoners' children won't be forgotten

Prisoners: Make training part of their sentences

For prisoners, a gift of cookies

Prison to use faith, skills to alter lives

Wisconsin to Bring More Than 275 Prisoners Home

Wrongly convicted man to be freed

How to Help Mentally Ill Prisoners

Judge Frees Prisoner After Reviewing Indicted Cops' Cases

Prisoner`s Pet Bird Set Free

Prisons under fire over safety issues

New prisons chief promises system changes

Senate OKs new proposal for prisons

Finally, states releasing pressure on prisons

Prisoners' Fast Track To Society

Panel studies prison crowding

Was a federal prisoner murdered at the hands of the government?

Okla. prisoner released after DNA tests

Gender Bender Prisoner Will Stay In Women's Prison

Parole panel approves 15 prisoners for early parole

Governor to fire safety, prison chiefs

Head of Mass. Prison Takes Medical Leave

'Prisons are warehouses for criminals'

State Says Non-Violent Prisoners Could Walk Free

Mushrooms v. murder: Sentences in Kansas don't all fit the crime

Prisoners' last meals satisfy appetite for curious facts

Four out of five new prisoners test positive for drugs

Not Enough Guards in State's Prisons

On setencing and private prisons

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