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 February 2005
Jon Yoder - News Editor

News You Can Use

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February 28

As an inmate, a teen comes to see her need for structure

Prisons overloaded with mentally ill: report

Father, friend, pastor provides support to inmates

Govt planning to free inmates aged 70 years, above

State penitentiary tries to accommodate disabled prisoners

Cdn. prisons overloaded with mentally ill: report

Female inmates claim prison staff sex abuse

Court: Let inmates read newspapers

Newspaper ban at state prisons is ruled invalid

Martha Stewart leaves prison next weekend

Amnesty International Prisoner of Conscience Naushad Waheed ­ Prison Diaries Part I


February 25

Suit charges cruelty to infirm in Alabama prison

Goodwill Industries pitches alternative inmate housing plan

Former Inmate Shows Pictures of Alleged Jail Abuse

3 guards fired over death of inmate on bus

Death row inmate gets new trial

Report says blacks and Latinos overrepresented in prison


February 24

Federal Criminal Law: Expediency Over Principle

Prisoner of Conscience Mohamed Zaki Pleads his case ­ final part

Inmate's Death Brings Prison Changes

Justices ban racial segregation of inmates

Sharing a faith in Christ with inmates

New Nationwide Reentry Program Launched For Prison Inmates

Prisons filled with untreated addicts

Death-row inmate wants conviction reversed by judge


February 23

Activists Praise Plan to Release 20,000 Inmates

Inmates learn how to shape up for life on the outside

Forum to discuss merits of faith-based prisons

New peace hope as Israel sets 500 prisoners free

Serious About Rehabilitating Prisoners


February 22

Palestinians Welcome 500 Freed Prisoners

Inmates take welding classes at New England school

Inmates to provide seeds

Inmates Seek Better Lives Through Jail GED Program

Racial segregation continues in California prisons

Parenting class gave inmate a new look at life

Prison's Sex Offender Program Needs More Money


February 21

Find a way to compensate Dedge, now

Inmates seek better lives through jail GED program

Let out of jail early, inmate turns himself in

Building for the future

Prisoner of Conscience Mohamed Zaki Pleads his case - part two

Restoring felons' voting rights won't improve society


February 20

Lodi man free after 10 years for rape he didn't commit: Proven by law students

Prison clothing line eyes outside marketing

Assembly briefs: Bill requires prisons to offer call options

HIV-positive inmates claim state's lagging

Inmates Deliver Fellow Prisoner's Baby

State failing inmates who are mentally ill

San Quentin Inmates Look Ahead

Inmates 'Release the Beat Within'

Caught On Tape: Corrections Officer Accused Of Assaulting Inmate

Arts education cheaper than prison

Hillary pushes vote for felons

Is Hillary right – should felons be permitted to vote?


February 18

Inmates take advantage of library access

Student volunteers tutor SF inmates

Inmates sew jeans for state prisoners

Crisis Gripping Salvadorian Prisons


February 17

Profiles of the Prisoners of Conscience

Inmate sues over alleged sexual assault by a guard


February 16

Protesters demand support to AIDS victims in prisons

Report says Iowa inmates need more mental health treatment

Ex-prison guard sentenced for assault on inmate


February 15

Former death row inmate to share his story

Inmate who rescued guard says he's being harrassed

Parole and Reentry: New initiative for prisoners will benefit parolees and communities

Oversight given in juvenile prisons

Ex-inmates receive hope, forgiveness

Bill Would Restore Voting Rights To Ex-inmates

Inmates Gladly Take on Odd Jobs for Low or No Pay

Restore felons' right to vote


February 14

Program goes distance to help inmates be improved fathers

Female prisoners' lawsuit can proceed, judges say

Police officer fired after alleged assault of inmate

Appeals panel considers inmate's fight against meds

Mental illnesses overwhelm prison systems

Leaving Prison

Inmate: Jail held me past my sentence

Prison overcrowding hinders rehabilitation of inmates

TANZANIA: Government introduces community service to decongest prisons

Prisoner Reentry Remains Key Issue for Congress and President Bush

Slopping-out prisoners 'to sue for £100m'

Jailer suspended after inmate drug probe

Board considers inmate worker program


February 11

Hundreds of inmates face resentencing

Court Clears Way for Death Row Challenges for Retarded

'Pig pen' that housed inmates is now livable

Give inmates a goal

Chronically ill prisoners pushing for release


February 10

Death row inmates end hunger strike

Executions halted for two inmates

Senate Panels Looks to End Segregation in State Prisons

China volunteers information on political prisoners


February 9

Prisons, Corporate Profits and the Drug War

HIV inmates' drama takes on new importance at Alabama prison

Funding Rehabilitation Over Prisons

Prison law libraries to get computers for inmates; no Net access


February 8

Israel To Release 900 Prisoners

Prisons tour offers students critical look at justice system

Reforming youth prisons

More drug treatment sought for prisons

Amnesty for 3,401 inmates by Iran's Leader

Abolish 'Sentencing Guidelines'

Survey: Juveniles' guards underpaid

Crimes of the Other War


February 7

Solutions for prison problems could rest in communities

Drug treatment less costly than prison

Veteran of Florida's old prison chain gangs recalls rough years

200 Beijing inmates on bail for festival

HCMC releases 500 inmates in amnesty ceremony

Inmates freed on Independence Day

Protesting Prisons: Rights and Reforms

Former jail guard gets probation in prisoner beatings

Lawyers for a wrongly convicted man seek $4.9 million from the state for a 22-year error

Former rights abuse victim relates his plight in several prisons


February 6

Prisons increasingly contend with rotting 'meth mouths'

How to Solve Overcrowded State Prisons?

The importance of arts in the prisons

Gangs overrun prisons, report says

State scraps plans to reopen private prison in wake of call for audit

Minors locked up in maximum prison

Wrongful inmate ate dirt

Family tries to free brain-dead inmate

Judge releases condemned inmate over evidence dispute

Prison Failed to Refer Violent Inmate, Inquiry Told

Mexican prisoners demand sex and pizza


February 4

Legislative budget writers urge probation programs, not more prisons

Reforming youth prisons

State prison inmates prevail in case over bulk-mail rules

Gov't to improve treatment of inmates

Reforms to let female inmates raise their kids

Overreach of the Federal Tentacles: The Illegal Conviction of Logan Young

Exonerated man prices 22 years of his life at millions


February 3

Inmates May Get Chance To Vote

Inmates granted amnesty for Tet


February 2

Treat Prisoners Humanely - Ag CHRAJ Boss

Improvements Seen for Md.'s Young Inmates

MDOC integrates HIV inmates into community work centers

Former prison guard heading behind bars

California lawmakers, advocates hail 'historic' reform for youth prisons

'Nigerian Prisons Are Horrible'

Number of Women Prisoners Falling

National Reforms Needed to Help Inmates Return Home

Suicide prisoner's mother awarded $300,000


February 1

Another appeals court upholds inmates’ religious rights

National Reforms Needed to Help Inmates Return Home

Vietnam amnesties over 8,000 prisoners for Tet celebration
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