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July 30

VEEP announces six- million dollar development package for Prison Service

New fences to improve prison farm security

Nottingham prison under fire

Teenager breaks into prison

Youth demand ‘Close CYA prisons’

ERA calls for urgent action on overcrowded prisons

Prisons are no holiday camps

Anger as Tories claim too few jailed

Prisoners observe fast for medical facilities

Women prisoners get relaxation room in bid to stop suicides at jail

Critics upset about delay of inmate occupation of Madras prison

Death row inmate's father tells jury about his son

Inmate labor cleans up Hall

Miss. high court refuses to reconsider death row inmate's appeal

Jail policy saves taxpayers

Bill aims to limit inmate shackling

S.D. inmate hospitalized for staph bacteria

Crisis payments for released inmates simplified

Prisons need more proof to give inmates more time

Yankton wages beetle battle on loosestrife

Inmates run prison


July 29

Death rate among state inmates increased between 2000 and 2003

Two more inmates are suing Grant jail

Inmates claim officers used tasers, baton on man who died

Wyoming Honor Farm Opens New Dorm with 59 new inmates

'Immediate action' needed on private prison

State prison system overwhelmed

Cost of new prison site rises by €8.5m

Prison director transferred

6-year-old program helps those with behavioral problems

Prisoners to p-p-pick up a Penguin prize for reading

Inmate turns life-saver in blaze drama

Inmate Room At Eleanor Slater Hospital Causes Controversy

Criminals without consequences, not prisons, un-American

State seeks mainland jail space for women


July 28

$20 million to prison doctor is a symptom of system's woes

Prison staff 'bullied by inmates'

Prison officers say overcrowding putting them in danger

Calif. Court to Review Dog Maul Conviction

Now You See It

Tuberculosis and HIV epidemic in prisoners

State may set old prisoners free

Mushrooms make for a good crop of rehabilitated prisoners

Rockland corrections officer will become inmate

Death row inmate's retardation trial continues

Fear 'led to sex with warder'

Inmate wins religious-freedom ruling

Smoking in Prisons Could Be A Thing of The Past

Audit: State overpaid $13-million for prisons

Prisons try to build character

Prisons chief slams child detention

Overtime at State Prisons Costly, Growing Due to Overcrowding

Many state inmates improvise to stay cool

Inmates find jobs, ease taxpayers’ burden

Prison program is good for inmates

Rights group: Nigerian police torture inmates

End private prison contracts


July 27

Crime author, actor who learned to write in prison

Prison program is good for inmates

Reduced sentences to curb prison boom

Prison door flaw stumps officials

Prisoner numbers may soar

Mexico frees 49 inmates as part of effort to review cases of thousands of jailed Indians

Appeal case won't go to Miss. high court

5th Circuit sets aside Dallas man's conviction

State Beginning Suicide Screening Of All Inmates

$700,000 Available For Inmates Held In Prison Too Long

State removes inmates from 'disorganized, filthy' Whitley jail

Smoking banned in California prisons

Prisoner Reentry Initiative Seeks to relieve: Part 2

Sick prisoner released so he can die at home

Opposition says pay dispute putting prison program at risk

Justice system almost in place

Inmate complaints yield medical contract

Judge orders new trial for death row inmate

Lawyers Spar Over Inmate's Mental Level


July 25

Inmates battle meth addiction

Concerned about inmates' bad behavior

Bremer law enforcement officials unveiling new jail

Helena artist's work seeks to lift spirits of inmates

Prison board meetings must not be closed

Dying inmate wants out of prison

Inmate's 50 years without trial

Parole Policies

Building lives after prison

Ray of hope for elderly prisoners

Fingertip in prison meal is gruel punishment: Inmate

Badly hurt inmate's mom asks why

Psychology prof testifies before national prisons commission

State must fund trial costs for prison crimes

Mandela battles lawyer, gallery over his name, prison art

Inmates spruce up arena

Judge allows state to close Whitley County jail

A Question of Culpability

Pendleton Co. transfers inmates to Boone Co

County jails, state will share prisoner information before transfers

Federal monitor says Detroit not meeting deal on prisoner treatment

Death row inmate dead from apparent overdose

Parole board assailed over inmate hearing

Ex-Death Row inmate criticizes DNA test limit

We ain’t havin’ no prisons for youth

Aids drugs to be more accessible in KZN prisons

Number of Aborigines in prison stuns activist

'Sub-Optimal' HIV Care Continues at Alabama Prison Despite Some Improvements

Hard Time for Grant County Jail

Part II: Jail report now faces rocky road

Inmates at convenience centers very polite

San Quentin inmates offer literacy help

Judge says prisoner can be forced to eat

Horror of rape in East African prisons

40 women prisoners throw men off guard

Ex-inmate sues for $40,000


July 21

Punishing Pain

Executed Man May Be Cleared in New Inquiry

Panel talks of jobs for prisoners

Holes seen in audit of inmate fund presented to San Joaquin supervisors

Inmate population pushing regional jail toward expansion

Expert Names Top Five Prisons for White-Collar Criminals

Group: Fire safety gear must stay in prisons

Prison officer raped woman inmate: court

Prison officers' to ballot on Friday

Jails watchdog investigate prisoner escort firm

Female Prisoner Subjected to Harsh Torture in Israeli Prison

Dying prisoner believes cancer is punishment but pleads for home

Business ventures keep Mindoro inmates away from trouble

Inmates teach inmates in prison literacy programs

Inmates invest in Salinas libraries' future

Solution sought for repeat inmates

Nursing Home Gets Complaints For Allowing Inmates To Work

Terrebonne Parish wants inmates to help pay for medical treatment

Mobile inmates

Some Grant jail prisoners moved to Boone

Minister of Prisoners Calls on ICRC to Save the Soul of Patient Prisoner

Job fair for prisoners held in Hunan Province

Judge expresses dismay about non-reformative nature of prisons

Prisons Not Intended to Kill - Administrator General

Send me back to prison, says NZ man

From Prison to a Paradise for ATMs

Prison conditions improving: report

Fears for terminally-ill prisoner

Hiring inmates helps both county and the prisoners

County jail is coping with extra inmates

Unfunded inmates

Spain Uses Interpreters to Monitor Muslim Inmates

Prison inmates starve to get ARVs

New Business Teaches Inmates How to Survive in Prison

Judge Says Inmates' Attorneys Can't Quit Death Penalty Case

Inmate says prison delayed medical care

Nothing but nice things to say about inmate


July 19

Prisons report - Inspector must not be gagged

Housing inmates helps county defray cost of running jail

Slight drop in number of Iowa inmates

Mentally ill inmates suffer delays in care

Ex-inmate wins case over jail care

Health of inmates is costly to McKean County Prison

Federal judge rejects pregnancy lawsuit by Nevada prison inmate

Inmate still at large 25 years after escape

Inmate removed from Vt. death row

Plan to build factories in prisons

"Europe neglects problems on its own soil"

Jail tags torn off by freed prisoners


July 18

Federal officials find flaws with northern Kentucky jail

Inmate sues for improved health care

Push for boot camps for brats

Mexican folk art emerged from behind prison walls

Aids demon tackled from behind bars

Behind bars

Allegations of brutality detailed in lawsuits against Grant Co. jail

County debates need for new jail

Court monitor cites erratic care of HIV-positive inmates

New shock belt for jail inmates sought

Officer Turns Self In On Prisoner Neglect Charge

Prisoner sues state over care

Locking up new jobs

Another private prison planned for Florence

Mismanaged Prisons Endanger the Public Safety

Ruling burns Missouri prisoner

Decatur Correctional Center inmates add their enthusiasm to Relay for Life

Maine Supermax Blues: Phone call from Supermax inmate Saturday 9:15 am

Inmate whose beating led to reforms loses appeal

Jefferson jail to monitor inmate calls

Inmate's kin files claims

Jury: Poor health care led to Richland Co. inmate's death

Pomona show displays art from behind bars

Concerned about inmates working at convenience center

Inmates hit with $5 fee for bond

Notification on inmates to expand

Managed care for inmates

N.Y. To Change Approach To Female Inmates' Medical Exams

Inmate medication costs eat up Snyder County Jail budget

Court orders hearing for death row inmate

Prisoners Crave Due Process of Law

Group says Attica staff mistreats prisoners

Muslim prisoners being harassed: IUML

Prisoners beat suspected al Qaeda leader in Spain

European Committee reports on ill-treatment of prisoners in Georgia

Coroner to examine death of ill prisoner

Residents protest to block police plans for prisoner custody centre

Islam and the African American Prisoner

Prison hospice a great outlet for prisoner growth, reflection

Prison newspaper wins case on names

Union urges prison officers to accept pay deal


July 15

Leniency for inmate a complex issue

Nurse blamed for lag in calling ambulance for ill inmate

Court gives death row inmate chance of a retrial

Prison figures queried

Prison says staph infection under control

Geo Group buys prison operator

New warden takes helm at Chino prison

Inmates Work on Troy Fairgrounds

Booking fees good idea, but ...

Ex- Inmates Working

N.Y. Jails Ban Forced Exams for Women

Inmates file suit against jail in Campbell County

Inmate’s Rights Taken to Court

Afghanistan: Expert Meets With Female Prisoners

Hunger strike by Indian prisoners denied

Prisoner sues over ‘unlawful’ incarceration


July 14

Inmate bid to declare treatment illegal rejected

Politicians to see Port Augusta jail problems first hand

Court rules against prisoner fighting parole board's lifer policy

Prisoner lobby fears deportation for pregnant detainee

U.S. Prisons Trading Guards for Lethal Electric Fences

Isolation at prisons should be eliminated

Prisons Overcrowded

Urban: Longer sentences belong in state prisons

Privately-run prisons not an option, says Swain

Tobacco ban in state prisons will create black market, violence

Corrections Officials Review Procedures After Second Inmate Mistakenly Released

Lawyers seek stay for Fairfax inmate

Deputy Accused Of Having Sex With Inmate

$5 million wasn't enough for ex-Death Row inmate


July 13

Kentucky set to sign deal with private prison owned by CCA

Opponents voice safety concerns on faith-based prison

Prison back in government control

Bunbury minimum security prison to get revamp

Judge grants stays of execution for two condemned prisoners

Judge Decides Attica Award Distribution

Categories for Attica settlement awards

Parchman inmates eat what they grow

Rebuilding lives, one shoe at a time

Inmate art show to benefit victims

Indoor smoking ban for federal prisons announced

Russia: The State Of Prisons (Part 1): Barter To Survive

Securing prisons

Nats and Act support privatising prisons

Inmate healthcare

Files differ on whether jail knew of inmate risk

Clemency denied for death-row inmate


July 12

Supreme Court Decision Forces 11th Circuit to Revisit 17-Year-Old Murder Conviction

Louisiana Judge Won't Appeal Fraud Conviction

‘Our system is breeding criminals’

Execution Stayed for Va. Death Row Inmate

Legislator bemoans appalling conditions in country's prisons

Michigan among top states in prisoners, costs

Anambra Liberation Day: Ngige Frees 19 Prisoners

Government set to test electronic tagging of prisoners

Panel upholds prisoner's medical appeal


July 11

Inmate work programs let women rebuild their lives

Boyle officials want Mercer deputies to transport Mercer inmates

Should prison inmate give his love her freedom?

Keep an eye on private prisons

Delaware prisons safer now, officials say

Run prisons efficiently

Prison 'bazaar'

No escaping prison woes

Prison journalist files for bankruptcy

Drugs in prison figures a disgrace, say Libs

Government defends prisons management over drugs

Jail costs rise in Dutchess

History bee lets young inmates soar

Suicide Behind Bars

Jail program offers help to would-be gang dropouts

Golf course in Louisiana chip shot from inmates

Inmates lend hand to build Habitat home

Shirt escapes, sans inmate


July 10

Prisoners in flood relief efforts

Lockups crowded with mentally ill

Benefits, wages, and hope of area growth make prisons suddenly very attractive

Ex-prisoner: I saw beating by 'camera'

Overcrowding forces prisoner transfers

Making more room for inmates

Mental Health

Lincoln prisons, others on lockdown

Boarding out inmates costs Dutchess almost $500,000 in two months

Death Row inmates lose court challenge over lethal injection


July 9

Tenn. state officials say giving inmates condoms not justified

Utah County Inmates Busy As A Bee

Pima County jail's TAG team deals with unruly inmates

Complaints of poor care at jail continue

Kentucky's Lethal Injection Process Upheld

Gujarat prisoners join in flood relief measures

Reforming California's Prisons: An Interview With Jackie Speier

Jonah Ministry: Local singing group ministers to prisons

Cloverhill regime is more relaxed than other prisons

CCA doc named medical director of Tennessee prisons

State consolidating dorms at minimum-security prisons

State prisons in sad shape

Communities hosting state prisons face lack of funding in light of Romney's vetoes

Health-care switch brings lockdowns to 23 prisons

Wanted: Prisoner Transport Vehicl

Give a prisoner a job, get a natural entrepreneu

Prisoner's suicide 'could have been stopped'


July 8

Women prisoners to remain in Louisiana

Prisons to Benefit From Extra Staff

Give Prisons More Money, Urges Swapo Councillor

Develop Aids Policy, Jurgens Challenges Prisons Service

Prisons, Castelli: Great Effort to Tackle Overcrowding

State consolidating dorms at minimum security prisons

Space crunch in county jail

Marion inmates help unwanted dogs get 'New Leash on Life'

Put city employees, inmates to work

Prison officers demand action on mentally ill inmates

Crossroads Correctional Center inmates help prepare for fair.

Inmates respond after lawsuit

Controversial company set to treat inmates

Firings follow prison probe

French prison population up by 1,000

Inmate can fight trial's lip-print evidence

L.A. to Pay $700,000 to Inmate's Mother


July 7

Proposal For Special Prisons For Prisoners With Infectious Diseases

Contraband floods Md. prisons

New Warden Named for Baltimore Jail

Cities to use inmate labor

Snuffing Out Tobacco in Prisons

Inmates wait, class put off

Former inmates recount self-mutilation in Russian jail

FBI investigating civil rights at Auburn prison

Leonard Peltier moved from Kansas to Indiana prison

Death Row Inmate Claims "Junk Science" Led To His Conviction

Court rules counselor can report inmate's plan to kill president

Records flagged inmate as a danger

Faith-based construction training is rescuing ex-prisoners

Some N.C. courts use video for first appearance hearings

$20 million sought in death of diabetic jail inmate


July 5

LOCAL COMMENT: Less prisons, more parolees

Double-parking earns Roman driver a 15-day prison sentence

Martha Stewart "M. Diddy" in prison calls lockdown 'hideous'

Wrongly convicted fight for compensation

Inmates experience the buzz of beekeeping

Courts grappling with lethal injection's possible problems

Citing DNA, inmate seeks murder retrial

Hundreds Apply At New State Prison

City takes no prisoners: Deal with county saves time, money

Contact with inmate parent is a case-by-case predicament

Winn prerelease interview program gives inmates a good chance of success

Prison reform idea: Make worst inmates suffer

The road to redemption

Egyptian doctors claim human rights violations in prisons

Violent films may face prison ban

New prison designed to prevent inmates' return

Will plans make U.S. a nation of prisons?

Prison siren test fails to alert Chino residents

Rising Inmate Count Collides With Budget Woes

Appeals court denies inmate's claim

2 Hinds deputies jailed in inmate beating

Prison-worker strike looms

Inmates, others build new facility at Alparon Park

Jail inmates find pill 'bonanza'

Inmates help world's needy by refurbishing wheelchairs

New juvenile sexual predator program housing just five inmates

Madison County ordinance aims to ease jail crowding

Sheriff’s Program has Inmates Raising Mosquito Eating Fish

Ohio jail keeps out inmates

City, state dispute cost of prisoner transport

Prisons chief apologizes to East Hartford family

California Prisons Like Automatic Death Penalty

Inspector of Prisons recommends privatisation of Irish jails

Death in state prisons

Two Lgov prison officials charged with power abuse

Prison officers given pay deal ultimatum

Federal government to start using killer fences at prisons

Prison's boot camp closed to save money

Hayworth/Franks bill would construct new prisons for illegal immigrants

Armenian Civic Group: Armenian Prisons Need Urgent Reforms

Shortage of Scientists Hits Prisons

State Prison Population To Continue To Grow, But At Slower Rate

Death at prison investigated

Prison smoking ban prompts praise, contraband fears

U.S. to Seize State Prison Health System

Former jail guards plead guilty in inmate sex case

Prisons use inmate’s palates to curb bad behavior

Rehabilitation Through Religion

Some inmates turn work-release program into a job on the outside

Inmates Released Early To Ease Jail Overcrowding

Livingston Parish forced to release inmates

Offered home monitoring, inmates prefer jail

Inmates on death row are included in prison smoking ban

Prisoner's Death Rule Natural Causes

Cop aide guilty of sex assault on prisoner

CRAT-Cameroon Donates Food to Prisoners

Prisoners Sue City Over Jail Crowding, Call for Use of Cap

California extends smoking ban to prisoners

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