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June 30


Tallahassee Senior Center: "Prison Art: Inspired by Love"

Oldest California Inmate Up For Release ... For 8th Time
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Former jail chaplain charged with sexually assaulting inmate

Honolulu Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty to Beating Inmate

Jury decides in favor of state in lawsuit over death of inmate
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Government Admits Error in Inmate-Death Case

No freedom of religion for Native American inmates

Alabama should appoint lawyers for death row inmates

Board agrees to increase rate to house inmates in private prisons
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Central prisons to install phone jammers


June 29


Cop fired for demanding prisoner sex show
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Jailers are asked how killer was able to strike again

High Court Blocks Mentally Ill Inmate's Execution

Repeated mistakes lead to inmate deaths: study
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Lawsuit Alleges Poor Care at Prison

Jackson Co. sheriff, 4 others accused of having sex with inmates
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Mass. Inmate Asks for Sex Change
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Number of Inmates Spiked in 2006
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A group of maximum-security prison artists puts their hard time to good use

Judges seem willing to cap prison population
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Volunteer aids prisoners


June 28


Correction: June 27 inmate numbers story
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Ex-Monroe inmate testifies she had sex with guards

Guard Admits Having Sex With Inmate
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Canada to ban all smoking in federal prisons
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Prison officer's harassment claim

'Disturbing' lack of assessment in prison deaths: report
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Jail, prison popluation jumps in 2006
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June 27


Nifonged in Narragansett: The Madness Continues

Court upholds prisoners' right to porn
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Prison can make you or break you - Tower Street inmate

Ex-jailer sentenced to 33 months for abusing inmate in Sparta

Guard accused of having sexual contact with TCI inmate

Terminally Ill Man Executed In Oklahoma

SOA provides data integration, BPM for prisons
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Police: Prisons breeding radicals

HIV Prevention, Care, and Treatment in Two Prisons in Thailand
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Bill to ease pressure on prisons
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Mass. Inmates Asks for Sex Change
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Inmates help save man after heart attack

Federal judge allows 6 more inmates to join injection lawsuit
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Prisons director: Inmates who break rules give up access to food
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June 26


Prosecutors, judges object to early releases of jail inmates
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County inmates trade labor for liberty — Sheriff says program is easing overcrowding at jail
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Inmates Train Wild Horses For Homeland Security

Not all condemned inmates grim at execution
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BBC: 'evangelical Schemes' entering the cells of US prisons
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Crooks released because of packed prisons

Prisons must be a priority for Brown

Kenya: Prisons Are Better, But Courts Still a Big Let Down

Former Prison Guards to Stand Trial in Monroe County
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Former State Prison Sold At Auction
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June 25


Prison gang activity must be top priority
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Prisoner releases spark an outcry

N.Y. loses profit from inmate collect calls

Judge Rejects Paper's Request On Inmate Abuse

Guest Soapbox: No condoms for convicts

Allow Voluntary Deportations of Illegal Prisoners

Bill eases rule on solitary for mentally ill inmates

Building character behind bars: Inmates learn that ethics count

North Andover resident’s weekly visits a highlight for inmates

Ruling against moving sick inmates will keep prison open

Inmates learning Madhubani art in Patna jail

Inmates Won't Apply For Bail Because The Food Is Too Good
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June 24


Why you won't see a disbarment like Mike Nifong's again

Contract to house female prisoners will be discussed

County pays bill for inmate’s abortion

Inmate Labor May Increase

Judge rejects newspaper’s records request on Harrison Co. inmate abuse
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Sentenced to filth, chaos and mayhem in our jails

Plan to transfer 700 inmates on hold
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Parish inmates graduate from GED program

No more phone chat for inmates

Inmates not crossing state lines


June 23


Prison art exhibit opens today

Prisoners’ guitar strikes chord with rock legend

Judge rejects newspaper’s records request on Harrison Co. inmate abuse

Poland may use prisoners to build 2012 stadiums
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Inmates Graduate

Inmates incompetent of standing trial sit in jails

Home Minister Concerned About Prison Inmates Ages

For breathing space in our prisons

The plight of Britain's prisons

Closure of Local Prison on Hold
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June 22


America’s Addiction to Prison Should be the Focus in Paris Hilton’s Case

State loses profit on inmates' collect calls
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Longer sentences, increased prison populations
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Prison program supports mother-child bonding

Supreme Court sets rules for reasonable prison sentences
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Monroe inmates become graduates

Police officer disciplined for injuring prisoner

Inmate Left In Van; Officer Suspended
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Police cells held 1,000 inmates

Project will bring inmates back to Rock County Jail

County seeks Medicaid for inmates

Galveston Co. saves with inmates cutting lawns

Execution teams prepare to kill inmates in Florida

Jail inmates to help keep schools clean

Bill aims to privatize Dominican prisons

State prisons' management woes increase

Problems persist at youth prisons
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Awori reiterates his call to de-congest prisons
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June 21


Judiciary committee endorses payments to help prisoners who were exonerated

Ex-jail guard pleads not guilty to sexually assaulting inmate
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Warden Not Liable In Inmate Assault, Fed Court Says
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Suspended officer denies assaulting prisoner

'Missing' prisoner was at home with mum!

Arizona sending more prisoners to Oklahoma
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Arizona considers resumption of prisoner moves to Indiana
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Tihar Jail frees over 600 inmates
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Prison announcement the final embarrassment for Blair - Hughes

Wales prisons bursting, says Opik

McDonough assesses progress in cleaning up prisons' problems
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Federal investigation: Problems persist at youth prisons
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Blair 'regret' on prison releases
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Building the alternative

Early-release still won't solve prison overcrowding


June 20


Prisoners celebrate Fathers' Day

Arizona considers resumption of prisoner moves to Indiana
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Unlock: All parties 'guilty of overcrowding prisons'

States Seek Alternatives to More Prisons
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'Right abuses' in Ukraine prisons

Brown: We will build more prisons

Britain's prisons reek of a wretchedly backward nation

Libs criticise prison needle exchange
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Lord Falconer's prison statement
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June 19


Prison inmate turned top chef

ACLU wants info on inmate suicide

Prison inmates earn Ball State diplomas
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Some inmates now outfitted in stripes
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Long Distance Dads program helps inmates become more involved, supportive fathers

Death row inmate can't drop appeals
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Supreme Court won't hear appeal of suit by death row inmates
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Opposition claims prisons overcrowded and understaffed

States seek alternatives to more prisons

Crowded prisons, ex-inmates finding hope in job programs

Latin American prisons overflow as trials come slowly

Prison officer pleads guilty to beating inmate
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Early prison release plan condemned
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U.S. Supreme Court rejects case on Michigan's use of prisoners’ pensions
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June 18


Prisoners learn to use computers

Prisoners train dogs, improve themselves
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Family sues after prisoner dies in jail
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Corrections - the poisoned chalice of Cabinet portfolios
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Jail crisis looming as prisons run out of cells
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Presumed guilty? Latin American prisons overflow with inmates awaiting trial
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Prison Inmate To Build Graham's Coffin
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Agreed to accept a $400 donation from organizers of the Suttons Bay Art Festival


June 17


Booklet to help prisoners' families
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Female prisoners eye beauty professions

B.C. Crown asks for criminal conviction for police officer who kicked prisoner
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Sheriff opts for old-school look with inmate uniforms

Inmate built Ruth and Billy Grahams' coffins
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Prison goal: Flush control

Higher prices irritate inmates
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Prison produce grown by inmates

Inmates Earn Ball State Diplomas
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Challenge to Ore. prison guard union rejected
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Battered OC woman freed after 24 years in prison
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Jennifer Aniston Prison Musical: True Story Of Prison Group


June 16


Commentary: Far too many Americans are in prisons and jails

Inmates learn to fight fires

Hard Time

Open Forum: Stop the downward spiral of criminal recidivism

Tallahassee Senior Center: "Prison Art" reception

Controversy Continues Over Moving Prisoners Across State Lines

WC professor honored for commitment to prisoners

Wilson's legal tactics challenged

Supreme court to hear arguments for keeping prisoner behind bars


June 15


Prisoners paid £2.5m compensation
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Prisoners Wade In The Water

Prison guard accused of sexually assaulting inmate in closet
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Corrections officer admits sexual involvement with inmate

Inmate drawings show emotion

Prisons lose sight of justice for mentally ill

Report: Prisons failing on substance treatment
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Inmates Line Up To Become Organ Donors
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Nearly 250 inmates earn academic credentials

Hain attacks failing prison policy
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Ethnic minority jurors favour black defendants 'to level playing field'

Georgia teen-sex case will go before top court
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June 14


Governor denies clemency for death row inmate
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Arpaio asks inmates to donate body parts
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Aniston to produce and star in prison musical
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Man Waits in Prison Despite Court's Release
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World champion boxer Samson finally walks free from prison
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June 13


Discrimination – Permitted and Required

Supreme Court to reconsider long mandatory prison terms for crack cocaine dealers
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Prison ban on drug counsellor

Drugs Pilot Plan
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Clemency Denied To Terminally Ill Death Row Inmate
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Chesco prison guards charged in beating of inmate
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Hilton asked to champion 'rights of mentally challenged' jail inmates

Author Moore says her work led her into prisons
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'Employ inmates in prisons'
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June 12


Prisoners' rights attorney criticizes jail site

Prisoners call for voting rights
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Inmate fights for his execution
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Paris Hilton Costs Ten Times More Than Other Inmates
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Columbia County prison to house federal inmates
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Legal bills at SC prisons agency top $500,000 in 2 1/2 years
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Kentucky Prison Program Lets Inmates Care for Horses
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Belated 'Book Burning'

Inmates protest removal of religious books from prison library
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June 11


No room for inmates
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New approach to youth justice focuses on girls

State may send young inmates to home counties
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Inmates must be able to see sky

Former con now part of the solution

A promise of rehabilitation
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The Dropout Drain: State's prisons filled with dropouts
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Another View: Build new jails instead of prisons

Spy software to root out crime in prisons

No praying in prison
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From pound to prison


June 10


Teaching inmates to stay away
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Inmate escapes in living colour
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Don't lock up criminals, says prisons chief

Prisons must pay for delay on records
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Defendants freed from prisons

Prison healthcare services at "crisis point"
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We must build new prisons for Welsh offenders

'97 dropout delighted to receive GED

Prisoner claims abuse caused him to run

Prison officials answer reentry program questions

Set senior prisoners free

Sharp rise in indigenous inmate rates 'a scandal'

Ill inmate 'just dumped'

Bossier inmates reap, eat what they harvest

Out-of-county inmates to come back to jail
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June 9


Execution Dates For 10 Inmates

County inmates are put to work when possible

Jail ministry provides hope for inmates

Inmates repair wheelchairs for people around the world
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State sues judge over early release of inmates from aging jail
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Report: Prison blighted by drugs and overcrowding
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Attorney general says opinion does not put prison project on hold...

Judge holds off on having panel mull prison cap

Babies behind bars: How women cope with motherhood in prison

Prison Can't Use Inmate's Money For Child Support
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Befriended by NY nun, prisoner engages world — from death row
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June 8


Another Inmate Held Too Long In Pr. William
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Officer Accused Of Sexual Misconduct With Prisoner
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Putting pinch on inmates

Some inmates in juvenile detention centers to get counseling for mental illnesses
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Inmates make good use of bad time

Editorial: Helping inmates helps reduce recidivism rate
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California's overcrowded prisons subject of court hearing
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Rwanda: Kigali Prisons to Be Relocated

Russia's prisons hold over 100,000 convicted of murder

Quebec prisons overcrowded, ombudsman says
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South Africa: Prisons Case Could Go Back to Court

Literature class with prisoners opens eyes
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Planned women's prison may expand
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Katrina broadened Angola inmates' ministry

Prison makes history with Baptist seminary

A Bump In the State Prison Study
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Put prisoners to better use

Group thanks prisoners for hard work


June 7


4 liberal justices often side with condemned prisoners
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Forum urges communities to provide support for ex-prisoners

Women prisoners take the Junior Cert test

Cracking Down on "Murderabilia"

Artwork from prisoners on exhibition

Proposal for New Jail Rules Draws Fire From Inmate Advocates
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Cabinets built by DUI inmate will honor fallen officer

State will not Pay in the Future for a Heavy Equipment Training Program for State Inmates at Chipley

Prisoner/attorney Privacy Ended

North Dakota Tackles Hepatitis C in Prisons

Executions keep prisons empty

American Prisons: Vengeance or Rehabilitation?

Free the old, fix the prisons

MPs call for more jails in Wales
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Same-Sex Conjugal Visits for Inmates Stir Debate
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Inmates prefer jail to bail - Anglin

Prisoners ministering to inmates among NOBTS grads


June 6


Legislature Keeps Sugar Land's Hopes Alive For Buying Prison Farm

Lawyers protest against ill-treatment of undertrial prisoners

Prisoner released after winning boxing title
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Inmates get diplomas and GED certificates
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Doctor: Inmates should be able to get transplants

Kennebec County Jail Looking To House Low-Risk Inmates In Waterville

Inmates proud to honor Wisconsin veterans

Crowded jails - and prisons
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Suit Threatened Over Prison Overcrowding


June 5


Probe into prisoner abuse at Kerevat jail

Four guards guilty of beating prisoner
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Officials: Prisoner has 'flesh-eating' infection
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Bill would give state a cut of prisoner savings accounts

Rikers Officers Indicted For Assault of Inmate

High court orders review of Colo. inmate's suit on hepatitis care
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Guard Accused Of Having Sex With Inmate Appears In Court

DNA Evidence and the Death Penalty

Supreme Court will not hear case involving death row inmate
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CMC provides medical check up for jail inmates

Riley: Moving inmates from county jails faster isn't possible
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Court Backs Mo. Death Penalty Procedure
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Programs needed for female inmates: Nunavut women's council

Space at premium at county prisons

$12M IT Upgrade Links Remote Nevada Prisons

Moving Ahead with Prison Reforms
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Prisons set for $231m Budget boost
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NSW Govt toughens rules on phones in prisons
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Guest Opinion: Privatizing prisons a recipe for disaster

Prisons around the country offer sweat lodges to American Indian inmates

California prisons bursting at seams

Prison break: Juvenile prisoners who graduate don't go back to jail

Marshall County commissioners to discuss inmate fee, extension

Gay and Lesbian Prisoners in California Look Forward to Conjugal Visits
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Prisoners' rights

Remand prisoners


June 4


Prisoners‘ can claim thousands of pounds’ over delays to parole
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Workshop discusses rights of prisoners

Mayawati to release 4,000 prisoners from UP jails
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Alabama audit calls inmate fees illegal; DOC won’t halt

Policy on inmate executions criticized

Warm Springs inmates train horses for auction

Indiana program helps horses, inmates

Pa. Inmates Allege Abuse From Prison Guards
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Many inmates miss out on drug rehab

Lawmakers Working To Solve Prison Predicament

Prison's fate may rest with federal appeals court
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June 3


Enriching inmates' existence with books
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CPS where inmates earn more money than salary workers

Consultant says Idaho needs to spend $1 billion to build more prisons
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Bible-based prison program in doubt
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Gay Inmates to Get Conjugal Visits in California
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Judge will release prisoners from jail he says is unsafe
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Jailer shocks inmate with Taser in Vero Beach

Inmate claims abuse in jail


June 2


Inmate freed by DNA can't shake state's grip
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Newspaper Pursues Records On Inmate Death
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Jail Officials Charged With Covering Up Assault On Inmate

Former CCJ inmate says rights denied

Death Row Inmate Wishes to Be 'Dead Man Laughing'

Federal Judge Delays Execution of Inmate who Joined Injection
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GOP report: Prisoner release risk to public

Jail Employees Fired: Improper Conduct With Inmates
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Students hear counsel of inmates
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California Resumes Sending Prison Inmates Out of State
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Ceremonies offer spiritual healing for inmates

Inmates' ed is best in Nevada

Counties, Cities Feud On Inmates
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Inmates fix bikes for kids

For-Profit Prisons: The Postmodern Plantation?

California to spend more on prisons than schools

Poll says public opinion reverses on prison spending
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Gay and Lesbian Prisoners in California Allowed Conjugal Visits
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No sex please, you are prisoners!


June 1


County may charge inmates more for medical outings
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Failed jail bond means ID county must still transport inmates
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New director focuses on future of state's prisons
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‘No more prisons’

Camden wants prisons gone from downtown

Children who stay with mothers in prisons hamper – Prison officer

Critics say expansion plan won’t reform California prisons

Company plans Oklahoma prison expansion
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Our Opinion: Sad day when prisons trump schools
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Prisoners of Injustice

Italian Prisoners Call For Death Penalty
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Accommodations Being Made As Average Age of Prisoners Rise
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