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November 30


The Right Way to Handle Former Inmates

Kevorkian discusses assisted suicide, prison reform in Detroit
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Lehigh Co. Prison to House Inmates from Philadelphia

Baxter VFD gets help from inmates

Texas Youth Commission shifts inmate pepper spray policy
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Last NY Death Row Inmate Gets Life Term

Judge left innocent man in jail for more than a year
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Texas prison guard fashion breaks out of the 1960s
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November 29


Police sued by prisoner cleared of rape charge by DNA test
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Double Jeopardy

Providing Christmas For Kids of Inmates
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Idaho inmates moving out of Texas prison

Number Of Women Jail Inmates In Maine Is On The Rise

State inmates in Washington County working roadside cleanup

Prisoners' model of Victory ship is art
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Panama's jails hold 7,000 untried prisoners due to slow judicial process

Official: Law For Inmate Health Care Should Change

Plans to give more prisoners early release
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MSNBC Shoots Documentaries on Sex Slaves, Murder and Prisons
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Prison staff threaten new strike

Good response to testing facility in prison


November 28


Inmates Help Students by Producing Braille Text
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Blankets distributed among prisoners

Namibia: 'Rehabilitating Prisoners is Key'

Govt to put more prisoners to work
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U.S. Supreme Court refuses to consider DNA testing for Arthur
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With execution, let's make certain

Prison guards' convictions overturned
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November 27


Transitional program for female inmates opens in Bangor
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Lights Turned Out on Milwaukee Inmates
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Zimbabwe: Inmates Set to Release Gospel Album

Give inmates your support

Sheriffs, state seeking to ease tensions over rules on inmates

Classes for juvenile prisoners
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Editorial: Fewer criminals, fewer prisons

Tougher Crime Laws Coming

Editorial: Too many of us in prisons

McGill food service provider dips into for-profit prisons

Tories 'would halt early prisoner release by building extra prisons'

Reforming Britain's prisons

Ironworkers union develops apprenticeship program for prison inmates

Prison officers to knock on cells before entering
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Average state prisoner costs $30,000 a year to lock up


November 26


Education for life outside the walls

19,500 federal inmates may be freed

Rubén Rosario: Taking on our teeming prisons

Unlocking America: Why and How to Reduce America's Prison Population

Fewer federal prisons in Westchester jail means less money for county

Politicians ask packed prisons to take more

We need modern prisons with a purpose
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Prison drug rehab programmes tackle offending

Jail puts up 'guest' inmates

Women's Re-entry Center offers transitional program

Lawsuit: Cost is big factor in deciding whether inmates get...

Angel Tree helps out inmates' families

15-year-old girl inmate raped and tortured in Brazilian jail
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Prison officer guilty of sex attack
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Inmate: I'll stop eating if I keep getting meat
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UN envoy says torture widespread in Indonesian prisons
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Addressing Ohio's overcrowded prisons

Cut sentences to tackle jails crisis, judges are urged

Breaking the mind-forged manacles

Asbos ‘push minors into a life of crime’


November 24


Francis Says He Was Abused by Guards
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Review: Doing time watching 'Prison' documentary doesn't pay

Female Inmates File Lawsuit

'Dancing Inmates' get international recognition

Inmates Give Thanks, Seek Perspective
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Second chances: 30 inmates enrolled in CHED program

L.A. County sheriff wants a new jail
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Funding for prisoners' mental health

Inmate says he'll starve to get veggie diet
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Pastoral minister has led prayer services for inmates since 1987

A culture of violence under the nose of justice
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State Government 'reducing scrutiny of jails'

Editorial: Don't make prison deal without due diligence

Panel hopes to cut recidivism rate in prisons
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Child offenders get new deal on time in jail


November 23


New Prison Chief Visits Aleph Institute to Learn About Prisoner Rehabilitation Efforts

We lock people up with no thought and to little effect

Call to stop children being locked up in adult prisons

Don't mess with the death penalty

Stephen Harper opens door to prison privatization

'Prison should be for serious offenders'

Trying to Break Cycle of Prison at Street Level

Prisoner growth 'wasting benefits'
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Beijing female inmates keep abreast of world news through on-line connection

Prisoners Take to the Stage

Jail-style Thanksgiving offers prisoners something different

Violence against prisoners shocking: lawyers
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Inmate challenges TYC policy requiring confession for release

Inmate fails to cut cost of calls


November 22


A spell in the cells for pupils

Justice blasts jail conditions
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Snow Removal Service for the Elderly
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Federal inmate numbers soar for Gregg County

Health system for prisons 'too fragmented'

Former prison guard guilty of extorting money from inmate

Call to stop children being locked up in adult prisons

Concern over prison overcrowding
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Prisoner rate rises first time in decade: StatsCan
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A fit prisoner must work. Anywhere, Ministry says


November 21


California Men's Colony inmates take to the stage in unique rehab program

Vote on satellite TV for inmates delayed
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Learning their lessons

Inmate released 4 years late sues Dept. of Correction
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Corrections Officer Resigns Over Relationship With Inmate
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Crowded Mexican prisons may hamper U.S. drug fight

Corrections steps back from religious restrictions
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Inmates put talents to good use

Inmate crowding abates slightly

Chief says understaffed state prison on 'the verge of crisis'

One Warden's Way of Instilling Hope Behind Bars

Condoms for Inmates: a Tough Sell
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Ex-inmate donates poet portrait

Jam-packed prisons: Howard Park shooting inmate regrets his time behind bars

Correcting prison policy
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Keeping the faith in prison

Prisons gave no pity; ex-con seeks none

Kevorkian to discuss prison reform at Wayne State
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US prison system a costly, harmful failure: report
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Cardinal urges prison reform

Jailer Accused of Sex With Inmates

Jailer indicted in beating of inmate

Inmates show skills at bake-off

Gratitude to prisoners

Sheriff indicted for forcing inmates to pay room & board
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Longer sentences have led to jail crisis says top judge

Criminal conditions at state prisons?

Prison Inspiration


November 15


Inmates spruce up old, neglected cemetery

Inspirational, self-help literature sought for inmates

Panel May Cut Sentences For Crack
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Warden wants satellite TV so inmates get 'Monday Night Football'
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Mentally ill inmates facing abuse: official report

Young inmates' school shake up
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Lawyers ask top Georgia court to give death row inmate new trial
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Phone calls 'cut jail suicides'

50,016 people squeeze into Ohio's prisons
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November 14


WA's Aboriginal incarceration rate too high: Prisons Inspector

One warden's way of instilling hope behind bars

DOC chief: Madison a model for state's other prisons

Work in progress on penal reform

Prison opens teens' eyes

Former Drug Addict and Prisoner Aims to Send his Book to Every UK Prison Inmate

Low Risk Inmates to Clean and Beautify Public Places

Rescued thoroughbreds give hope, purpose to Va. inmates
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St. Lucie County commissioners approved settlement regarding jail inmates
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Prison program prepares inmates to join workforce

Five inmates test positive for MRSA, other results pending
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Dallas County reduces every sentence, so few inmates choose to work

Judge refuses to set execution date for Texas death row inmate who wants to die
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State pays claims to end inmate suit
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November 13


Inmates bond with horses

Judges Divided on Inmates' Lawsuits Over Staph Infections
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Prison reform needs all the help it can get

Death row inmate gets rare chance to press for new trial
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Spared Texas Inmate Grateful for Life

Openness is key for new prisons chief

Panel may cut thousands of prison terms
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Art exhibit: dream house of a long-term prisoner

All prisoners should work - Nats

Prisoner needs to work on bettering himself


November 12


Art behind bars

Program gives new chance to ex-inmates

Author gives inmates chance to start anew

Holden touts bill that would make private prisons disclose data

New prisons expand for future need

No More Adult Prison for Rhode Island 17-Year-Olds

Contemplating the Meaning of ‘Life’

Corrections Dept. should give parolable lifers fair hearings

Don't throw away the key

What's the best way to cut state corrections costs?


November 11


Wally Lamb is back with second book of prisoner essays

Congress should OK Second Chance Act

New outdoor activity for female prisoners in Sri Lanka

Inmate medical changes in store

Folsom inmate wins suit against prison

MRSA Can Be a Problem for Prisons

Prisons have medical facilities

Gov. opposed to $260 million plan for two new prisons


November 10


Ex-inmates get a fresh start

Deliver Us From Evil

Lock 'em up policy fails inmates and public

Mentally Ill Prisoner Could Be Executed

State high court: give property back to inmate
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Sheriff: inmate who died got inadequate treatment
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San Quentin didn't treat mental illness of wrongly freed inmate

County panel backs tax boost to improve mental health care

Georgia’s Prisons Headed Towards Inmate Surge
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Recruiting helps, but prisons still understaffed

Lawmakers Take Tour of Arizona Prisons

Hawaii Prisoners Keep in Touch with Roots

Inmate numbers predicted to soar
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Correctional services faces State music

Man Accidentally Freed Won't Return to Prison


November 9


Political prisoner finds redemption in painting

Treffinger joins seminary, plans to minister to inmates

Some California Men's Colony inmates help battle Southern California wildfires

NYC jail inmates to get uniforms, lose telephone privacy
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Inmates get fresh start in fresh air

Blanket tender wrangling keeps prisoners cold

Former jailer indicted after alleged inmate assault plan

Corrections Officer Accused Of Improper Conduct With Inmate
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Jail accused of negligence in inmate mental health services
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Political power of prisons

State prisons may use county jails

Planned island prison no luxury spot


November 8


Inmates experience the buzz of beekeeping

Richmond council to focus on mentally ill inmates

Oldest inmate in NY granted parole
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Are strict drug laws overfilling prisons?

Jail inmates seldom vote

SA prisons are in ‘dire‘ straits

SA prisons 'do little to rehabilitate'
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Jail Rules: Appointment-Only Inmate Visits
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Ex-jailers sentenced in Harrison Co. inmate abuse case
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Florida death row inmate asks state high court to rehear lethal injection decision
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State seeks to operate its prisons

Cruel prison conditions damage Malawi human rights record

Record Number Of Immigrants Detained In U.S. Prisons

Criminals 'could go free from local prisons'

Providence Service Corporation to Present at the Avondale Partners 'Future of Prison Services and Privatization'
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Ex-prisoner suing state over flesh-eating disease
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‘Macbeth’ enthralls inmates

Inmates to return to county


November 5


Inmates grow nearly 14 tons of food

Female inmates fight to change themselves

Several programs provide inmates chance to change

Guard-inmate ties not that rare

Innocent Inmate Rally

Lack of inmate space still an issue

Gov. Ritter: Private prisons are a must

Analysis shows Texas Youth Commission failing at education
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Judges may lose power to jail sex offenders if prisons are full
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Prosecutors use civil suit in charges over prisoner's beating
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Prisoner can use 'sharpened' incense burner

ACLU wants Alabama inmates with HIV to be allowed in work release

A new obstacle to California executions

County inmates may have to pay to see doctor

Sheriff expects $600K for farming-in prisoners

Freed death row prisoners in NC speaking for moratorium
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Ex-San Luis Obispo County jail officer pleads to inmate sex

Libya must stop torture in prisons: UN experts
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Mental health becoming huge challenge in Canada's prisons

Washington state prison chief coming to Massachusetts
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Elderly inmates find amenities in Japan's prisons
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November 2


Texas inmates agree to reopen cases after flawed lab work
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Giving Methadone to Inmates is a Good Idea

Judge bars new plan for executions
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Victim's parents vow to work for change of prison education credit laws
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Dallas county jail agrees to respect prisoners’ First Amendment right to receive publications

Catholics called to remember prisoners

Alabama Agrees To Ease Conditions Of HIV Prisoners
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Pair accused of covering up inmate assault

Youngest inmates tend to serve longer terms in juvenile prisons
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Give ex-cons and prisons a break

‘Criminals know there isn’t sufficient punishment’

New prison chief wants to be a ‘good neighbor’

For Women Behind Bars, "Health Care" Can Be Deadly


November 1


Truth in sentencing law cause problems for courts, prisons
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Statistics prove people can change: Outgoing prisons chief

Superbug at prisons a big fear
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State prisons to hold job fair

Funds announced to expand Qld prison

Milford police sued in prisoner's death
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Prison program gets support

New Leash on Life: Prison inmates rehabilitate unruly dogs

State judge set to toss out California's new execution method
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New facility for unruly prisoners opens at Monroe
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A Parole Attack From The Prisoners' Side
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Prisoners need meaningful work

Mental health expert: 'Revolutionary program' comes to Harris County jail

'Mothers' jail' offers a chance to succeed

Dallas inmates may work outdoors cleaning roads

Ex-inmate writes children's book

Former corrections guards charged in inmate assault and cover-up
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New hearing for NY state's oldest inmate
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