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What the Duke Non-Rape (and Non-Kidnapping/Sexual Assault) Case Taught Me in 2006
The State is predicated toward doing what is wrong. The Internet can be a powerful tool against the State. Honest people can make a difference.


January 31


Convict put to death for killing wife, mother-in-law
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Female death row inmate has brain damage, neurologist says
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Sergeant lied about fondling inmate, detective testifies
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Former Inmate Stumps for Law's Repeal
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Prison inmate saves Oregon toddler's life

Inmate, Inmate, Who's Got the Inmate?

State settles lawsuit with family of beaten inmate
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Mentally ill inmates to move from supermax
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Female Prison Inmates Mark New Hijrah Year

Falk Looking Into Electronic Monitoring For Inmates

Archbishop visits prison inmates

New jail almost ready for inmates, open house to be announced soon

CUF legislators oppose prisons bill

Prisons boss says Idaho inmate numbers continue to climb

The real prisons scandal is locking up the poor and sick

Report: Texas needs fewer prisons, more treatment options
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Prisons boss says Idaho inmate numbers continue to climb

Union threat to opening of new Liverpool prison
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Lawmakers look for new ways to handle prison crunch

Mandalay prisoners used as cheap labour

Why more inmates are reoffenders

Dakota County prisoners are back 'home'

Watchdog finds prison service 'in crisis'

Dept criticised for hampering prisoner death investigation

Guards accused of prisoner abuse


January 30


Execution put under microscope

Crist wants his Anti-Murder Act passed and $21.8M to start it

Crowded inmates shipped out

Prerelease inmates welcome new digs

Program helps inmates with behavior

7 Sarpy Inmates Sickened

Juvenile inmates reach out to soldiers serving overseas

Veteran peace protester sent to jail despite prisons crisis
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Reid's court letter hits police morale

A soaring number of inmates. So are British citizens uniquely criminal?

My solution to the crisis in our prisons

Study says policy changes could alleviate need for more prisons

Officials hoping to lure inmates to out-of-state lockups
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Legislators split on private state prisons

Do we want more prisons, or fewer prisoners?

Iraqis get ideas from S.C. prisons
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Private Prison At Hinton May Close

Now prisoners to promote awareness on AIDS
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Therapy plan for prisoners to help tackle alcohol abuse

Scottish Ministers in legal wrangle over prisoners’ right to vote

Kind-hearted prisoners help Gentle Giant Trust

Death Row inmate Christa Pike resumes appeals

Former Guard's Inmate Sex Assault Trial Continues

County investigating inmate's rape claim


January 29


Prisoners with mental health problems should be in social care system, says Nacro

Federal prisoners helping crowd jail

County gets bill for jail inmate’s dialysis
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Inmate's appeal lies with DNA testing

Inmate tracker coming soon

Inmate's hope fades on death row

Attorney takes up inmate's cause

Commissioners to consider inmate housing

Mentally ill inmates to get help, county jail less so

Inmates Seeking Women Via the Internet
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Federal judge orders overcrowded Philadelphia jails returned to court oversight
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Singing inmates to perform today

Changes in prisons urged

Prisons, 'open-air asylums' home to mentally ill

Condoms in Prisons

Judge moves to defuse prisons row

New laws, not new prisons, are Iowa's answer

GOP lawmakers outraged by committee's prison reforms

Prison's namesake proud of his service

Rayburn inmates join the prison's faith-based programs

Company’s monopoly: prison care packages
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Paroled: Prison cats have to go, superintendent says


January 28


Prison isn't the only way to be tough on crime

Approximately 60% of America’s prison population is there for a "non-violent" offense

Waiting lists for prisoners

Putnam deputy accused of raping inmate

Cascade County to terminate state inmate contract

Prison pay hikes drain staff at state hospitals

Situation Has State Officials Scrambling to Place Many Inmates

Corrections budget sees cuts
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Prisoners resist moving out of state

CCI holds graduation for inmates

Brevard inmates call tents home
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Overcrowded prisons allow paedophile to stay on streets
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Skills honed in prison

Calls from prison belong elsewhere

12 Florida prison nurses awarded $990,000 by Federal jury

Reid under pressure on prison crisis
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January 27


Don’t let Indiana execute a profoundly sick prisoner

St. Louis-area officers accussed of beating inmate

Hutcheson Reaches Agreement on Inmate Care

Death row inmate cites brain injury in a last plea
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Judge Orders Mental Evaluation for Condemned Inmate
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Legislation Seeks To Improve Inmate Medical Services

Former Inmate Says She Had No Choice But To Submit To Corrections Officer
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Castle kicking state inmates out of regional jail

Board mulls methadone for inmates

Spending a little money on inmates pays off with less crime later

We Could Be Aggressive to Boot, Say Women Inmates

No wonder the prisons are full

Judge Moves To Oversee Philly Prisons Due To Poor Conditions
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State prisons in 'tailspin,' panel says
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Prisons chief defends $300 million new construction

Prisoners moved back into 'unfit' wing

Prisoners in New Lisbon Raise Money for Charity


January 26


State Payouts for Freed Prisoners?

Man taking freedom, celebrity in stride after 22 years in prison
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Prison guards say wardens not doing enough to fight second-hand smoke

Prison will still remain an option

Lay catholics serve prisoners, internal migrants suffering from AIDS

County wants an end to paying for prisoner medical expenses

New York state found liable in sexual assault of jail inmate

Students, inmates take class in prison

Inmates clean up 14 tons of trash near river in Lodi

Deputy denies raping inmates

Editorial: State Should Fund Inmates

Two private prisons under investigation for overpayment

An Open Letter on California Prisons From Federal Court Receiver Robert Sillen

Revolutionary plan to reform california's prisons

Vulnerable shouldn't be jailed say reformers

Packed prisons at danger point
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January 25


Prisoners may suffer 'undiagnosed brain injuries'

Prisoners moved to 'unfit' wing

Ruling on votes for prisoners could postpone 2007 Holyrood elections
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Graying of inmates increasing warder workloads

Inmates Challenge Lethal Injection

Arizona County Sherriff Must Take Inmates for Abortion, Court Rules
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By-the-book jail or lawless lockup?

Inmates demand change at county jail

Inmates at jail up 10.5% in last year

Of prisons, sodomy and HIV/Aids infections

DNA Tests Clear Men in Georgia, New York
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January 24


Behind prison walls, an artist blooms

Man exonerated in rape after nearly 22 years in prison
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Limits on Prison Suits Are Eased
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Future of prisons up in the air
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Area prisons open up to methadone

Foreigners filling nation's jails / Prisons bulging, struggling to cope with nonnatives' needs

Court: Female inmates have abortion rights
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Thomas, Arpaio sniff corruption

2 N.C. inmates ask for halt to execution
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Inmates' medical costs plague county sheriff's budget
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Federal CO Guilty Of Sex With Inmates
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County faces claim in inmate assault
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Verde jail starts housing federal prisoners

Chinese Regime Admits To Organ Harvesting From Prisoners

Texas inmate gets stay of execution


January 23


The Cost of the Lie: Duke, the Courts, and Hoaxes

Texas' longest-serving condemned prisoner gets another reprieve
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Lawyers appeal for condemned inmate who claims brain damage
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Tanka anthology by death-row inmate published

Inmate’s Taser death to be investigated
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Jail Officials Push For More Power Over Inmates

U.S. Activists complain about Inmates being forced to work in toxic sweatshops

Oklahoma Inmates On MySpace

Inmates wait months for mental evaluations
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Ruling’s Effect on California Inmates Is Probably Limited

As if prisons aren't crowded already

New smoking ban leading to cranky inmates in state's prisons
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Why California Needs a Sentencing Commission

High Court: Mich prisoners can sue
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Supreme Court Strikes Down California Law; Prisoners May Get Shorter Sentences
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January 22


Sex In Prison: Curb the danger

Prisoner’s wife building Extended Families for all

Local Organization Helping Prisoners/Single Parents

Prisoners discuss life, choices

Inmate labor can be help, lesson to all

5th Coast jailer pleads guilty in inmate-abuse case

Inmates give rescued dogs special care Rootstown group places animals for training at Trumbull prison

Inmates who work can cut sentences nearly in half

Juvenile inmates crochet

Mentally Ill Inmates are Waiting in Jails for Beds to Open at State Hospitals
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Head of Florida's prisons will force officers to get fit

A misstep on prisons

Prisons Taking Toll on State Budget
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Death Rates Lower in State Prisons Than in the General Population
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January 21


Griffith says prisoners get good medical care

'Insolent' prisoner was ill - inquest

Jail shake-up follows beating of prisoner

Jailer pleads guilty in inmate abuse case
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Judge to inmate: Pay up or shut up

Woman charged for having sex with inmate
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Inmates move into converted hotel

Must stop extorting call fees from jail inmates

Jail SWAT team called on to deal with mentally ill inmates
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Ark. prison officials drop cost of collect calls for inmates

Trousdale considered for new CCA prison
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New Tucson prison unit gets inmates ready for outside world

Pay raise for prison guards puts budget out of balance
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Michigan's prison spending eats large hole in budget
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January 20


DNA Clears Another Texas Prisoner

Program for prisoners draws fire over Scientology

Prisoners with hope

Community could help inmate overcrowding

Slain inmate'sfather reaches lawsuit deal
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Program pairs inmates, paint

Inmates to Start Paying Less For Phone Calls

Prisons, schools win big in budget

Prisons inspector highlights drug problems
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Corrections Corporation of America Announces Contract Award With Federal Bureau of Prisons
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Cornell Awarded Contract From Federal Bureau of Prisons
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Building prisons

Democratic lawmakers propose creating a panel with power to set prison sentences
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January 19


Jail crowding costs all of us

Crime expert: Prisons need drastic change

Letter: More Prisons Not the Answer

From outside, he pushes prison reform

Deal Reached in Fla. Prison Death Case
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Lawmakers urge swift reform to California prison sentences
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Prisons a priority

Deputy Who Released Prisoner Sues Sheriff

Local Jails Turning Away Federal Prisoners

Prisoners moved into new jail

Prisoners held at court as jails fill up
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Washington prisoners may be given condoms
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Pickets making inmates angry

Close quarters - Prison plan would send inmates back to county jails

Importing inmates no way to boost economy

Mentors are needed for children of inmates

Prisoners build Confucius sculpture in central China
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County seeks help on inmate medical bills

Inmate takes case to State Supreme court for review

Jail-option program to expand

Ritter puts focus on education, inmates
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Inmates told they can turn lives around

City set to have female inmates clean up roads

IG cites health and safety shortcomings at detention facilities
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Federal inmates are wanted

State prisons bulging; officer hiring on hold

Rights stripped, violated inside U.S. illegal immigration prisons

Prisons don't need competition to make them more efficient

New prison may be built as a result of sentences bill
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Danberg confirmed by Senate to head state prison system
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Officials prepare to lift quarantine at San Quentin State Prison
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January 17


Why is Marijuana Illegal?

County gets inmate relief

Clemency denied for ill Indiana inmate

Prisons face fines for workplace accidents

USA Inspectors Cite Problems with ICE Prisons

Factories in prisons

Prisons are an important part of the administration of justice system

Liaisons to link inmates with aid

Program helps inmates, families

Keeping track of low-risk inmates

Day defends cutting prison tattoo project despite 'demonstrated potential'
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California prison plan vexes counties

Folsom prisoners give to war effort

Supervisors reject proposal to use care facility for prisoners


January 16


Number of aging inmates, healthcare costs, growing in Ala.
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Supreme Court to rehear murder case
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Activities planned to check depression among jail inmates

Inmates work on display

Bill would allow online classes for inmates

Mission wants halfway house for former detention centre inmates established

Prison’s success in stamping out drugs

Ex-prisons chief, senator at odds on execution debate
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Up to 25% of HIV-positive individuals in the US will be incarcerated at some point

Killilng Off Our Mentally Ill in Our Prisons
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Doyle orders new panel on blacks in state prisons

Two Iowa Prisons Receive Fines
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American Trends: Prospect of doing business with prisons, jails growing

Rayle Family Fighting Against Youth Prison Camp

Groups seek shuttering of Alabama women's prison
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Danberg expected to discuss prison health

Prison contract ‘appalling risk’ with public money
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Liberty Bank donates $5,000 to women’s prison

Physicians Need To Be Advocates For Prisoners' Health

Former Cecil County jail guard sentenced for inmate sex—
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PEER: State could negotiate lower private prison costs


January 15


Burden on the block
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48 hours behind bars
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Human Rights Abuses In U.S. Prisons

Japan keen to keep up with the killing of prisoners

Jail report on injuring of inmate draws rebukes
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Legal fight over inmate's death goes on

Police monitor inmates after their release from Middleton Jail

County saves money on inmates' good behavior

2 Iowa prisons face $92,000 in fines

Prison probe hints politics at play

Prison Time For Viewing Porn?

Inmate had been ill for a month, but cause of death is a mystery
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Maryland Inmate Sentenced Back To Death Row

Mother May Sue Over Inmate's Death

Mendota inmate's suit claims sex assault

At last, help for ill

Mentally Ill Inmates
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Agency needs more funds to pay health-care costs for inmates
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Ex-inmates often untreated for mental illness

Officers accused of taking pictures of female inmates in shower
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Sampson County Inmates, Deputies Ready for New Jail

Kentucky gives pregnancy testing, prenatal care to inmates

Prisons face fines for workplace accidents

Consultant recommends expanding three prisons
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Prisons to help fathers

On Pot, Prisons, and Post-Partisanship

Judge Orders State To Make Prisons More Accessible For Disabled

Prisons adopt quota system

Private prisons, public questions

Scholarship frees prisoners’ children from social captivity

Prison review to follow Tories' get-tough crime legislation
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Special cutlery for Muslim prisoners in UK to prevent pork contamination


January 13


More than a token life for 'Token Cracker' star

What went on behind prison walls to justify giving a prisoner £575,000?
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Moroccan King pardons 604 prisoners on Independence Manifesto Day

No reprieve for life-sentence prisoners

Appeals court orders new hearing for death row inmate

Prison revamp long on rehab, short on new cells
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Mathes: Inmate health care provider breaches contract

North Dakota male prison inmates level off; female inmates still increasing

Initiative to teach inmates how to be good dads

Kootenai County may house some jail inmates in Spokane, Wash., lockup
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County mulls charging inmates for healthcare

House Approves Bill Limiting Shackling Of Pregnant Inmates
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DCF chief's contempt case on hold -- for now

The Forgotten Floor: State Finds Money For Inmates

Make prisons fit for humans
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Reid defends open prisons

Consultant recommends expanding three prisons in Iowa
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Prisons get closer look

Prisons Fail to Rehabilitate

Death Risk High After Release from Prison
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Centre County officials call work-release helpful, problems rare
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Inmates would dismantle auto parts for remanufacture

Marion Prison Tours

Mule Creek State Prison to provide bottled water to those impacted by contaminated well water
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January 12


Released Prisoners Higher Death Rates in Washington

Bill would restrict practice of shackling pregnant inmates giving birth
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California Focus: More prisons not the only answer

Over-crowded state prisons lack funding

Prison spending could hit $10 billion mark
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Consultant calls for more prison beds

Prisoner could have been saved

Mental Fitness Will Decide Prisoner's Fate


January 11


Prison for Guards Over Sex With Inmates

Axed prison tattoo program too short to prove worth: Public Health Agency head
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New blow for Prison Service as two more killers abscond
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Killer serving life 'wants baby'
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Physicians need to be advocates for prisoners' health

Newly Released Prisoners at High Risk for Death
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Judge rejects bid against inmate's execution
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Inmate phone call rates an abomination of justice
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Biometric identification company IDSoftware releases new prison inmate identification technology

Legislative panel approves money to treat mentally ill inmates
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States Must Provide Kosher Food To Inmates

State stops inmates from working at 3 organizations

889 inmates ill, San Quentin officials say

Legislators investigate cost of drug treatment for inmates

Lawmakers look at ways to cut prisons costs

New figures show way to ease prison crowding without building new prisons

New prisons to ease congestion

Prisons Chief Stays
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January 10


State's top court hears arguments in prison phone charge case
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How parole does mean life for freed prisoners

Judge rejects bid against inmate's execution

Virginia inmate seeks release based on recanted testimony
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Ex-correction officer gets probation for sex act with inmate

U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Miss. death row inmate appeal

Counties sick of inmate med bills

Jail nurse on duty to treat inmates, save county money

Alabama inmates transferred to Louisiana
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More san quentin staff, inmates report norovirus symptoms
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County Cuts Doughnuts for Inmates
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Inmates to clean up city's image

Texas prisons ace immigration test

Texas lawmakers think twice about building more prisons

Preferential treatment

Wrongly convicted men describe decades in prison
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Budget won't include prison costs from prosecution shift
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January 9


Young prisoners allege harassment

African-American, state groups announce forums on non-inmate pardon process

Sanders Wants To End Inmate Cap At County Jail

Central Texas Death Row Inmate First of Five Scheduled To Die This Month

Indiana Death Row Inmate Asks for Clemency
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Prisons running out of room

Editorial: Oops, Texas prisons full again

America’s Prisons: Breeding Grounds for Muslim Converts

Texas prisons aren't working for those in need of redirection

Florida Prisons Chief Wants Fitter Officers

No plans to make Irish prisons smoke-free

1,300 dangerous criminals put in hostels instead of overcrowded prisons

Ohio County cuts doughnuts for inmates

Guard accused of sex with inmates

Mental illness in jails worsens

State Seeks Facilities for Mentally Ill Jail Inmates

Smoking Ban Puts Inmates, Officers On The Wagon

Fewer Inmates Put To Death
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Exonerated murder suspects describe decades of pain in prison
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Police: Man 'Homesick' For Prison Robs Bank
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Lesbian Inmates Tie Knot; First Women to Marry in Canadian Prison
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January 8


"Amend G.O.s for prisoners' release"

State to receive 600 prisoners from Calif.

Bond for ex-inmate still at $1 million

After 26 years, inmate seeks second chance

Helping ex-inmates the smart thing to do

Lovebird inmates evoke readers' wrath

Inmates help African children see

Inmates develop pre-test used in horticulture programs statewide

Work program helps ease inmates back into society
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60 More Inmates Transferred to Louisiana

Mentally ill Inmates Behind Bars, Without Treatment

Texas seeks `smart' approach to prisons


January 7


Court to hear delusional death row inmate's case
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Getting a handle on inmate growth

$1 million bail for former death-row inmate remains
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6 Corrections Officers Accused Of Beating Inmate
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More Than 500 San Quentin Inmates Suffering From Norovirus

Order(s) from the court: 10 cases from 2006 that will have impact

Death-row inmates' lawyers seek lethal-injection hearing
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Sixty inmates head to Louisiana
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Behind bars, without treatment

Sheriff wants to relocate inmates

Kumasi Central Prisons mount exhibition

Sharing in prisons promotes superbug

What are open prisons?

The new guy: Incoming prisons chief will need support

No more space in Haiti’s prisons
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Former inmates land better jobs after horticulture classes in Ohio prison

Prison boss confesses: I don't know how many inmates are on the run
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January 6


Editorial: Pen problems

Gift bags help inmates

Deputy resigns after alleged sexual conduct with prisoner

Death row prisoners free after 20 years

Rethinking the boot camp

'Smart' approach to prisons sought
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Canine teams sniffing out drugs in prisons

Governor sees the light on crowded state prisons


January 5


Challenges abound, but history can guide lawmakers

Women inmates at limit

Gov’t backs inmate rights for furloughs

Timeline of prison troubles

Mental illness program to broaden

Task Force Wants Improvement in Prisons

Editorial: Jail expansion

Humboldt right to reach out to former inmates

Inmate education is cost-effective way to reduce prison population

Inmate release plan moving forward

Mother urges look at N.C. death penalty

Nonprofit donates clothes to inmates

Muslim Inmates Sue State Over Diet

Dogs, inmates help reform each other

New Mexico counties say housing state inmates in their jails is too costly

Woman asks for inmates' photos as parole nears
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Inmate volunteers help community

Wake Collects on Inmate Calls

Judge rejects strip searches of inmates
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The cost of jailing inmates

Prison apostolate unites women inmates with families for Christmas

Cost of care for inmates studied

Supervisor looks into inmates' health, safety
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Try enforcing it

Prison inmate finds solace in artwork

For local inmate, death penalty report is no done deal'

Jail inmate alleges apathy in treatment

Is lethal-injection process humane?

Condemned inmate sues over execution method
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Ex-inmate files civil rights lawsuit against county

Domestic violence law not causing inmate increase

Ex-jail guard accused of having sex with inmate

Inmate Says Meth Program Turned Him Around

IDSoftware Announces Rapid Fingerprint Identification Solution for Positive Identification Upon Inmate Release

Prison reform necessary

Text of Conrad Braun's phone calls to Kansans

Tough Choices
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JBC to hear details of prisons budget

Talks begin over land for new prisons

Governor sees the light on crowded state prisons

Transitioning out of prison not easy, not impossible

DNA Evidence Sets Another Man Free From Prison
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Prison problems vast, says grand jury

Prison Screening Program Gains Approval

Rehab pushed in prison debate
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Fla. prison chief wants fitter officers
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Prison guard accused of sexual assault

Former lifer faces just a few more months in prison

Prison "civil rights" reforms must be overseen by lawmakers

Boxing champ takes helm at prison

U.S. prison chief tapped for lethal-injection study
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Pa. to reopen old Pittsburgh state prison
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Charles Colson's complaint

Prisoners turn to degrees to beat crime

Radio show to discuss Jersey inmates' issues

Prisoners find peace in spirituality

Mother decries death penalty

Prisoners people, too

Families of Prisoners Sue New York, MCI for Phone Call Scheme

Tougher laws bring rise in remand prisoners

Don't dehumanize prisoners

Let prisoners grow own food

Green thumb prisoners get better jobs after release
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Don’t give prisoners the vote — election candidate

Study exposes pitiable state of women's prisons

Prisons need more funds, report says

Sex Offenders Fill Geriatric Wards of U.S. Prisons

Suspected virus closes San Quentin Prison to visitors, new inmates
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Prison proposal raises concerns

Hoke commissioners approve spending more money to house inmates in other jails

BCF inmates score high on GED

Prison inmates for Iraq duty?

Death row inmates ' sentences commuted


January 3


A rape case turns into an ethics case

Inmate fights for death-row appeal
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Condemned inmate sues over execution method
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State finally waking up to mentally ill inmate crisis

Inmate's attorneys to file in death penalty case

Inmate charged with killing cellmate could face death penalty

Mentally ill inmates' crisis far from new
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Caroling brings tears to inmates

Sports gear for inmates sought

Inmates mark holidays by destroying Christmas trees

Inmates to get email access

Violence, corruption in Tamil Nadu prisons

Of jobs and prisons

Prisons link suicides by inmates to isolation

Legal concerns on prison segregation
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Road to redemption

Prison rapes not common, says executive director
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Prison expansion likely to affect Lassen Count

Prisoners celebrate New Year


January 2


After injustice, a fair year

Mannequin Fetishist Could Get Life

Seeking Help For Teen Girls In Prison
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CCA signs deal with Colo. to house inmates

Prison 'informational session' set for Tuesday in Magnolia

Overcrowding has Kane County seeking new jail
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Creek County sheriff seeks new phone contract

Oklahoma County Jail adding e-mail for inmates
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January 1


Mercy speaks louder than murder

Prisoner Abuse Investigation

Stone Co. has no vacancy for female inmates
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Program helps former inmates find jobs

Families of victims frustrated as inmates linger on Death Row

Prison inmate files suit against public defender, private attorney

Florida Department of Children and Families wins a ruling in case of mentally ill inmate
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Delaware signs agreement on prisons
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Prison no threat to gangsters

Crime and punishment -- California's conundrum

Prison files destroyed ahead of Freedom of Information Act
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Guilty get prison break

Scandal of killers in open jails
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Appellate court will reconsider sparing inmate in 1987 slaying

Jail must do better job of tracking inmate status

Illiteracy reinforces prisoners' captivity

Prisoners outpacing prisons

Editorial: Prison is the wrong place for treatment

No easy fix for the jail system
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US court upholds federal law protecting prison inmates' religious rights
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Some inmates spend jail time improving their education

Inmate files R300 000 claim for assault

KY supreme court clears DNA testing for Death Row inmate
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Inmate's Smelly Gas Leads To Assault

Restoring faith in our prisons

Repeat offenders in Missouri to get chances for earlier paroles
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Court: Prisons subject to anti-discrimination law
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Prisoners’ rights advocate urges Del. to comply with federal settlement
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Schwarzenegger, lawmakers face heightened pressure to fix prisons

McKeesport company gets $1.8M pact to modify Westmoreland prison security

Psychedelic mushrooms lead man to prison term
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Inmates find peace as Warriors

Transfer of California inmates won't occur
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Prisoners, Culture, and the Gospel

Aging Prisoners and Classrooms Without Glue Sticks

Prisoner gets straight-A matric
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Jail fills with ill inmates

Counties say it costs them to keep state inmates in local jails

Judge urges facility for low-risk inmates

Inmates file abuse claims

Court restores voting rights of 100,000 jail inmates
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