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September 30


Sentencing: No Retroactive Relief for Rockefeller Drug Law Prisoners, New York Appeals Court Rules

Begin with Books shares literacy with inmates

Pastor in county jail reaches out to inmates

New state law sets up inmate savings accounts
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Judge orders state inmates out of Oklahoma County jail
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Female Inmates in North Face Compulsory Abortion
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Prisons need more staff to control inmates

Minister and jail governor clash

Lawmakers question prison firm's pullout
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Release aging prisoners who pose little danger
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Too many prisoners for Fresno County Jail
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'Need to know' call over prisoners who are let out of jail to do work

Funding for holding state prisoners top priority

Prosecutor: DNA Links Death Row Inmate To 1984 Murder
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Inmate health pact: A license to neglect?

'Chopper out of here,' salad for later: inmates' last day

Logs give glimpse of execution team's inmate interactions

Freed inmate sues over conviction


September 29


Doctor details execution dilemm

Inmate Questions California's Lethal Injections

Former officer: I saw guards stomp inmate

Program Targets Rehab Help for Federal Inmates

3 ex-inmates sue over staph
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Inmates win double jeopardy case

Mexican inmates complete classes to reduce re-entry into US

Logs show some inmates may have been conscious during execution

Crowded jail could release inmates early

Big Muddy boot camp inmates help spruce up Malkovich Park

Fresno Inmates may Get Out Early
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New Year brings new hope to inmates

ACLU says torture in US prisons

Girls abused in NY juvenile prisons
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Killer of girl named Katie gets prison tattoo with her name
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Drug Courts Yet To Dent Oklahoma Prison Population Rise

Georgia: Prison Abuse Under Spotlight

Call to close 'filthy' prison
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Magistrate Sanyang Toughens Towards Remand Prisoners

Croc handling course to rehabilitate prisoners
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State prisoners to help clean up Norwich sites

No fruits to break our fast: Female prisoners

Organs Taken From Executed Prisoners are Harvested and Sold to Foreigners For Transplants
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September 28


Sheriff inmate evaluation becoming model for state

Financially Troubled Doctors Hospital Signed Inmate Health Care Deal

Inmate Sues After 13 Years In 'Solitary'
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High turnover of corrections staff, excessive prisoner head counts attract media attention

Logs show some California inmates may have been conscious during execution

County Could Consider Tents for Inmates
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Fulton inmate's care wasn't taken lightly

Housing inmates approved

Inmates seek a legal pass out of state's DNA databank

Grant to help inmates with substance abuse issues
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Prison construction gets more funding

Nevada inmates turned clothing designers

Board OKs contract to treat San Quentin inmates

Government gives additional 30 million crowns to prisons

Colorado faces crowded prisons

Overcrowding at remand centres, not prisons

Call to ban sex change for prisoners

San Francisco Seeks Reentry for Returning California Prisoners
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Ex-prison guard who says he was harassed by colleagues testifies

Prison Inmate Safety at the Top of Agenda for Public Safety Officers


September 27


California: Episcopal priest, former prison inmate, chosen as San Francisco rector

Inmate costs continue to escalate

Sheriff Blames Commission For Lack of Inmate Supervision

Exonerated Prisoner Shares His Message
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Community wrong on prisons, prisoners and reform

For-profit prisons fail public

Overcrowding is at crisis point, say jail bosses

Editorial: Indulging inmates a disgrace

Knox County Jail Plagued By Overcrowding

No execution of death row inmates have occurred under outgoing justice minister

Inmates Are No Longer in Charge

Prison inmates to help clean up Norwich waterfront

Aging inmates, more-rigid parole rules fuel prison spending
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September 26


Inmate medical tab rises

Inmate population at county jail continues to rise

Prison blocked Senate bid, inmate says

Why can't M.R. Twp. get prisoner work details, inmate-made gazebo?

Real Prison Reform Must Include Sentencing and Parole Changes

Dance of hope behind bars

Fighting among inmates worsens as felon population swells at county jail

Aging inmates bring increased ailments, expenses

No more pay TV for inmates

Sex offenders required to undergo treatment
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Prisons in Bulgaria "In Critical Condition"

The Federal Bureau of Prisons has changed how Federal Prison Inmates are incarcerated

Jails, prisons test to prevent outbreak of tuberculosis

Girls Abused in New York's Juvenile Prisons
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Program gives ex-offenders skills to turn lives around against odds

Qld cracks down on prison release scheme


September 25


Behind bars, sex charges the air

Guards rarely go to prison on sex charges

Talented poet inmate given memorial award

Tainted drug test kept inmate off transplant list

Making priests of prisoners as part of jail reform

Careers ruined: guards who feel like prisoners

Police say electronic bail for remand prisoners will ease prison populations

Keeping drugs out of local prisons

Guest Column: Richard F. Allen Fixing problems in prisons

Sentenced to die? Doctor's report: Inmates suffer under state's privatized health care

5-story medical center proposed at San Quentin

Editorial: Prison health reform

Call for prison kissing ban


September 24


DNA Tests Prove Justice Has Failed

Mistakes at jail delay releases

Greenwood loses sexual assault case
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State admits mistakenly releasing woman from prison a bit early

California governor pledges protection in prison
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September 23


Court Grants Reprieve to Death Row Inmate Convicted in USC Student's 1979 Death

Jury Awards Millions In Texas Inmate Beating Death Suit
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County To Pay Widow Over Death Of Inmate
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Tragedy of vulnerable prisoner

Half of HIV Infections Come From Prisons

Violent inmates to be removed from Jessup

Miss Arizona tells inmates of rape horror

Jail study: Deficient living conditions

Faith-based program aims to aid inmates

Prison guards' lawsuit back on track
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Mozambique: Recognising the reality of HIV/AIDS in prisons saves lives

Health Experts Urge Texas To Distribute Condoms to Prison Inmates


September 22


Prisoners' art win awards

Misuse of inmate labor gets county leader suspended

Former county jail guard guilty of violating inmate’s civil rights
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Florida prisoner executed after court rejects cruelty claim
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Former prisoner will challenge for crown
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Charges accuse prison guard of having sex with prisoner
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Tent City for Inmates?

Library may help inmates get religion

Are any inmates pregnant?
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Westville inmates to receive ARVs

Scottish Prisons May Get Needle Exchange Programs
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Study confirms prisons are being used to recruit "homegrown" terrorists

State prisons could face smoke ban

Budget boost for police, prisons

Shortage of prison guards 'very dangerous'

Sumter County officials would welcome new prison

Solutions to prison violence offered
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September 21


Fix the death penalty

Keep drug research out of prisons

DNA Evidence Frees a Man Imprisoned for Half His Life
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Innocence Project fought for exoneration, calls for reform

Feud Between Port Arthur and Jefferson County Over Prisoners

Are prisoner work details too dangerous?

Overcrowding may have led to inmate death

Inmates may get drug-taking kits

Help inmates rejoin society

Sheriff gets wish to turn old bus garage into jail

Genesee County Jail could release inmates due to overcrowding
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Study says prisons can't fight Islamic terrorist recruiting
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Health czar to order new prison medical facilities

FBI investigating excessive force at Tucker prison; 6 officers fired

Old barracks 'to become prison'
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More Prison Time for Sex Offenders
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Prison inmates can access personal data, state officials say
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September 20


Prisoners Create Dresses For The Opera "La Boheme"
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Prisoners die after being refused medical parole

Give prisoners a chance to return to community

Policemen deny videotaped prisoner abuse
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Aboriginal prisoner rehab group receives grant to continue program

Three Former Officers On Trial For Inmate's Death

Inmate Challenges W. Va. Cohabitation Law
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Florida inmate may be executed with lethal injection issues still unresolved
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Sex with inmate brings probation
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Sheriff's Deputy Indicted On Allegations He Had Sex With Inmate

La. prosecutors oppose new murder trial for Angola inmate, ex-Black Panther
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Judge rejects death row inmate's claim of mental retardation
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Cameroon: Children of Inmates Receive Medical Care

Departing Women Inmates Get Gift Bags

Jail Guard Busted For Trafficking Heroin To Inmates

Too many jail inmates boil pot

Former Manchester jail inmates win $150,000 for rights violations
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Inmates gained access to confidential records, report says
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D.O.C. inmates mean more money

Violence and prisons: Some options, please

Prisons and mental health

National drug agency chief says prisons awash in narcotics

Study: Prisons breed Islamic extremists
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Bill Pits Prisons Against Small Businesses

MoD prison plans 'out of touch'
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Prison officers' strike called off
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County hears calls for another prison expansion
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An impossible job?

Prison reform near lockdown


September 19


Prisoners get arty to show their ambitions

Prisons chief hopes job training, treatment will cut recidivism

Crisis over prisons and probation exposed

Michigan to Reopen Youth Prison
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Legislature dodges prison reform

Prison Timeline

DA's letters to inmate improper, some legal experts say
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Prison task forces set up to deal with inmate unrest

Former inmate describes assault

Prisoners' big effigies to ward off burglars

Most prisoners suffer from psychiatric disorder: report
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Prisoners die after parole turned down

Five inmates have died in Basque prisons so far since July

Central Fla. Inmates To Help Train Dogs

Jeff Gerritt: Dying inmates deserve system with more compassion

Clock ticking on overcrowding

Limestone prison AIDS inmates cite improvements since suit
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Condoms or conjugal visits for prisoners?

Ex-prisoner rides length of Britain to raise funds


September 18


Jailhouse Highs

Pennsylvania prisons '99.9 percent drug free'

State warned of killer TB risk at prison

Michigan inmate resumes life prison term
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Mental illness rife among prisoners
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Lee moves to provide condoms for prisoners

Guest Column: Richard F. Allen Outlining problems in prisons

State corrections commissioner increasing work-release program

Tenn. prisoner set for electrocution
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Report: State planning to move 1,000 inmates to Oklahoma

CCNO crowding forces limit on new inmates

Prisons chief hopes job training, treatment will cut recidivism
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North Georgia firehouse giving inmates a second chance
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Jail plan waiting on state

Local officials see clear pattern among inmates

Despite law, mentally disabled inmates kept in prisons


September 17


Appeal Filed to Overturn Faith-Based Prison Ruling

Guard union calls prisons understaffed

Prison union tells workers to vote against Washington's offer
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Prison gang lords avoid execution
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The fine art of starting over

Deputy charged with mistreating prisoner

State To Send 1,000 Prisoners Out-Of-State
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Prisoners suing over slopping out offered £2,000 deal
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Juvenile officer charged with having sex with teenage inmate
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Former inmate has tuberculosis

Family sues after inmate on suicide watch dies

Inmate loses post-conviction relief appeal

Saughton's methadone use doubles

Inmates try to kick habit

Inmates headed out of state

Jails unable to meet rise in inmatesLonger terms cause surge in detainees

Prison wages don't carry inmates far

Lawmakers try to muscle prisons out of furniture biz

Keep criminals in prisons, not in neighborhoods
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Prisons not prepared for pandemic
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State Prisons Ask for Budget Increase


September 16


Mistrial Declared in Prison Gang Trial
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SA govt questioned over terminally ill prisoners

Program slashes inmate food costs

Murderer's Sentence Nullified a Third Time
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Guard Charged With Having Sex With Inmate, 17

Another Correction Officer Charged With Inmate Sex
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Sick inmate investigation

Dangerous drugs used to restrain inmates

Correction Department Wants To Eavesdrop On Inmates' Calls

Prison inmates to pick up felled trees in Pine Bluff park

Mental Health Inmates Overcrowding

Epps: State inmates may return to jail soon

A message of hope, Hartford mayor urges inmates to take advantage of opportunities

Uganda: Big Number of Inmates Worries Bunyoro Boss

No excuses

Knox County Jail study committee prepares for consultant’s data

County Jail inmates file suit
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Plans to hire inmates move forward


September 15


Prison guard pleads guilty in scandal
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Prisoners protest against warders

The isolation of foreign prisoners in Europe's jails

South Africa to 'free' terminally ill prisoners
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Inmate asks judge to force Sheriff's Office to let her have hip-replacement surgery

Deputy faces charges for sex with inmate
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Jail employee pleads guilty to stealing inmates' money

Court case ends fee for those going to jail

Judge, county leader tangle The problem: too many inmates in the jail

Inmates To Repair County Animal Shelter

Trial spray to tackle violence in prisons

Human Rights Watch says conditions in Georgian prisons degrading, cites beatings
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Head of state prisons gets job permanently, 71 percent raise

In Perspective: Overcrowding In State Prisons

Letters | Treatment in Pa. prisons


September 14


Botswana: From Prison Straight Into the Recording Studio

Killer awarded $12,000 compo for jail fight
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Ethiopia: Hundreds of prisoners granted amnesty
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Appellate court orders new sentencing for death-row inmate

Deputy Charged Of Sexual Conduct With Inmate
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Inmates win suit against Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office
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Photo: Inmates help with Cherokee storm cleanup

35 Years After Attica, Prisons Are Still A Crime

Condoms in prisons?

Anger over prison suicide watch boycott
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Woman prison guard prevails in masturbation lawsuit
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Death Row Scot hopes prison recipe book will cell

Inmate: Testifying cost me a beating

TRAC's FOIA Activities in Federal Court

Prison health care chief wants doctor, nurse pay increases
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September 13


Inside look at 'outsider' art

Make Prisons, Get Rich

Deputy accused of having sex with inmates
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Dignity inside

Maricopa County Sheriff's Office loses battle over jailcam
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Judge orders more money for Hillsborough jail inmate
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County inmate sues sheriff

Guard Will Serve Jail Time For Having Sex With Inmate

Kenya prisons set to change name

90% of North's inmates have mental problems, says prisons chief
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Crackdown on violent criminals clogs up prisons
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MP demands improvement of conditions in prisons

HIV survey flops as inmates do not show up
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Rep. Waters Introduces Bill That Would Require Federal Prisons To Provide HIV Tests for Inmates, Allow Inmates To Opt Out


September 12


Waters seeks to sway AIDS groups on prisoner testing

Officials stunned as prisoner blasts inmates moaning about human rights

Healthy inmates

Greyhounds to be part of rehabilitation program

Jeff Gerritt: Ombudsman's return would improve prison oversight

Horticulture program helps prisoners grow in the right direction
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Lawsuit slows AIDS death march at LCF

Alabama prison problems outlined

As his execution nears, an inmate opens up
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A View From Inside the California Prisons by a Doctor Who Treats Prisoners

State prison crowding is becoming a crisis


September 11


Time inside should not be time wasted

Released inmates need job, family, good attitude to succeed, study says

Profiling the Police State

Jean prison geared to help young offenders
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Some inmates will be here for life — Principal
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Inmates trying to open a new door

Life-term convicts work in counties
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Growing number of inmates turning to post-conviction relief

State prison crowding is becoming a crisis

Some prisoners may serve their time out of state

Behind bars: 24 hours in the life of our biggest jail

Prisoners’ families claim their immediate release

Treating prisoners roughly would harm moral compass

Judge sides with inmate in solitary confinement case

Inmate ‘suicide’ doubted by his family

Family of slain inmate files lawsuit against Doña Ana County
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A positive beginning for jail's new boss

Prisons to get a facelift

Freed from prison by DNA, man now afraid to leave home

Construction plan can't be finalized until Corrections receives prison projections


September 10


Among the Thugs

Priest helps Hispanic inmates overcome language barrier

Prison too harsh for Raging Granny

Verdict Attacks Police Grilling

Death row inmate starts 2nd chance
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Prisons officers sickout continues

Experts say state's prisons ripe for extremist growth


September 9


Inmates sleep on floor at overcrowded Monroe County Jail

Committee hears proposal for inmate medical services

Ex-inmate at Rensselaer jail files lawsuit over rapes

Ex-jail officer sentenced for striking an inmate

Female inmate bullies targeted
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Prison backs down in ARV case
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Naked women in prison hunger strike
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September 8


Inmates have their rights
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Nevada Inmates Build 'Big House Choppers'

Lerdo jail unfit for prisoners, says Sheriff

Jail to offer inmate records on Web site

County jail loses inmates, $600,000

Some inmates should be released from prisons

USP, USDB inmates perform many jobs on post

Court rejects appeal of death row inmate in 1980 Montevallo case
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Hearing to determine legal standing at inmate's death inquest

Former Westchester County Jail guard charged with violating inmate’s civil rights

Billions for Gun Owners

Jeff Gerritt: Legislators must assure full review of prison health care

Councils 'failing' child prisoners

Another hurricane legacy: crowded Livingston Parish Jail
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Jail overcrowding still intermittent

Rougier gets support from inmates

Ramsey Says Many Inmates At The Workhouse Do Work

Inmates concerned about fees

United States: Number of Mentally Ill in Prisons Quadrupled
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Inmates see effects of crime

Faster deportation of inmates sought
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Inmates reset fair tent after it collapses in Athens

Number of prison inmates down 17% in 2 years: Singapore Prison Service

Inmate treatment should be praised

Death row inmate, OU grad looks back

Former jailer acquitted in inmate's death
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U.S. Must Implement Condom-Distribution Programs in Prisons To Control Spread of HIV

Prisons Officers continue sick-out protest

California prison guards union endorses Angelides for governor
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'Checks on prisoner should have been made'


September 6


Prepare inmates for post-prison life

‘Mortality rate of prisoners is high. Prisoners die almost every day’

North Dakota inmates giving something back

New San Quentin peer program to combat inmate suicides
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Prison moving inmates out of gym

Ex-inmate: Jail health staff's negligence prompted plea agreement
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Open prisons up to public scrutiny

Prisons clamp down on calls

Open prisons to media scrutiny

Prisons aren’t secure enough

Prisons slammed in new report

The Crisis of Tuberculosis in Prisons

Belgian prison system in crisis

Commentary: Prisons could save money by treating ill, elderly inmates more humanely

Prison empoyees seek fast-food in the joint

No ID means no ARVs for Westville prisoner


September 5


A 'special session' that wasn't
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Retired schoolteacher now helps inmates prepare for GED tests

Mandatory testing of inmates upon arrival under debate

McDonald's could be on menu for New York City jail guards
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State's largest county has jail crunch
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Death row inmate chooses electric chair
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Demand for closure of prisons

Prisons may lock in 1 vendor

Fines system 'failing' as defaulters fill prisons

College fills prison void

Toiling behind prison walls

San Quentin inmates battle prison suicide

'Radical overhaul needed in Ireland's prison system'


September 4


Southern Nevada Correctional Facility Reopens

Turning corner on crowding

For want of Rs 5,000, over 100 inmates languish in Tihar

Jobs and placement cell for Tihar inmates

Ill inmates need own place
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Mansfield to continue housing Fort Worth inmates

W2.7 Billion to Be Earmarked to Help Train Female Inmates

Wild horses, gentler men: Inmates break horses, learn about selves

Federal judge's order on Alabama death row inmate awaited
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Death row inmate Jason Jones suicide victim at Holman Prison
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Public input vital for inmate housing

The prisons reform

Prisons decision is mixed

Prison stresses and reactions

Voice of the prison retires

Call to stop prison weddings


September 3


Court rules inmate can have DNA test

Supes May Settle with Inmate's Family

Rock County Sheriff's Department wants to bring back inmates

10 Bowie County inmates get GEDs

Jail ministry: Volunteers address inmates' inner needs

Housing inmates is a big expense

State to spend $7 million on security in prisons

Prisons dept slams 'crisis' remarks

State policy may be partly to blame in youth prison attacks

Judge critical of sheriff over trustee/prison issue

Ministers agree to improve prison conditions in Africa
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September 2


Uncrowding the jails

Former jailer accused of covering up inmate's death

Ex-inmate says she was raped by jail officer
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ECI inmates make a boat float

As an Inmate Dies, Why Not Save a Million Dollars?

Solutions Needed For Overcrowded Prisons

It's a matter of accountability

Guard fights on for smoke-free prisons

Md. prisons to get security upgrades
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Prisons turn to county to set up new centre

Racist prison gang to learn fate

Man once wrongly convicted going to prison
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Spokesman: Blackwell wants to reopen Lima prison
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Government amnesty gives new future to prisoners

Priest's 16-year Outreach Program serves prisoners, leprosy patients, blind

Scrutiny turns to handcuffing of inmates

Short Staffed Juvenile Hall Release Inmates Early

No more beef for inmates

Inmates could face felony for spitting
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S. Utah jail has plan for inmates like Jeffs

Inmates build sandbag embankments as floods hit North

Inmate assaults prompt concern over penitentiary staffing

Inmate executed for Texas double slaying
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Gov't attaches Importance To Prisons Service

Minister calls for body representing African prisons

Prisons museum estimated at $3 million

Nigeria: Rights Group to Render Legal Services to Prison Inmates
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Female prison officer wins payout over 'rubdown searches'
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Session ends with no solution to prison problem
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Lake County business owners thrilled prison may reopen
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Judge holds back on threat to release indigent prisoners — for now
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