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January 31

Mich. prison sex abuse trial could end Thursday
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Ex-prison staffer will stand trial on charges of having sex with two inmates
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Prison dilemma

Measure signed for better psychiatric care for NY prisoners

Quick-thinking inmates help police nab arson suspect

Inmates pick up the trash -- and the tab

Most mentally ill inmates get no medication in city

'Tents' will house up to 448 prison inmates

From Slavery to Mass Incarceration, the Role of Prisons in American Society

Judge says state can keep force-feeding naked inmate

State will stop sending inmates elsewhere

Prisons crisis 'was predictable'
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'Super-prisons' would make crisis worse, says watchdog
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January 30

Watchdog wants public inquiry into prison policy
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For many of USA's inmates, crime runs in the family

Provision Would Make Inmates Serve 85 Percent Of Sentence
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Women prisoners need life support

Prison guard will go to jail for inmate sexual assault

Judge to 25-year inmate cleared in slaying: "You're free to go"
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Price of inmate bracelets to increase next week
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Corrections Corporation of America Celebrates 25 Years of Business

Nurses file whistleblowing suit against jail company
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January 29

Prison study could show better diet reduces violence
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In jail, learning counts

Mentoring the children of prisoners

Inmates boost Kyogle flood relief effort

Report: DNA testing program for Ohio inmates deeply flawed
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Artist-inmates savor mural that frees their spirits

Inmates facing 'psychological' impact of laws

State questions jail's inmate fee


January 28

Dayton prisons to get 450 new inmates
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Crowded prisons mean more held in police cells - at a cost of £459 a night
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Spitzer proposal to close four prisons is wise

A new prison healthcare head

Delaware should realize what other states have: Prisons are expensive

Overcrowding problem at Her Majesty’s Prison

Elders hail prison cultural centre

500 inmates do not add up to 'prison town'

Former inmates learn: It's not easy being clean

Death Row inmates face higher hurdles
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Report: Ohio Inmate DNA Testing Flawed
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Even Sheriff Arpaio can't help our prisons


January 27

Governor wants prisons re-evaluated
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Legislature looks for solutions in Oklahoma's prison crisis
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The cultural tour made by famous Cuban artists around eastern prisons to come to an end
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College Publishes Famed Killer's Diary
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Home brew a 'huge' problem in Canadian prisons: corrections officers

Plan to Close Prisons Stirs Anxiety in Towns That Depend on Them
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Ex-prisoner tells of his jail 'slopping-out' and smoking trauma

Other prisoners decry delay in their release

Criticism focuses attention on prisoner health care

Reading Gives Inmates Hope for the Future

New prison phone rates to give inmates' families a break

Osborn Inmates Sue Over Prison Conditions


January 26

Walton Jail Inmate GED Program

More than just porridge

Family bill would limit moving prisoners out of state

'Build schools not prisons' defies fiscal reality

B.C. adding 240 cells to deal with overcrowding at prisons

State faces action over mentally ill in prisons
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A rare look inside prison walls

Excerpts: Letters from prisoners
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Prisoners’ families being unjustly targeted in war on drugs in prison

Collection from inmates showcased in exhibit

California inmates serve extra time behind bars

Inmates volunteer to fill sandbags in fighting flood

Jail alternative seeing few inmates

Women’s Prison participates in ‘Incarcerated Mothers’ exhibit
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January 25

2 guards guilty of beating Brooklyn inmate
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Inmate families plead for Dad
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Leading article: The shocking truth

BC complaint commissioner orders probe of Victoria police treatment of prisoner

Victoria police probed in teen's treatment
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Rights group can visit riot prisoners

Judge Replaces State Overseer of Health Care for Prisoners
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Prisoners building state park cabins
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Sheriffs Differ On Using Inmates In Work Program

Ex-DA case focuses on inmate sex
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Over 1,000 Pridnestrovie inmates to get amnesty, pardons in 2008

County jail restarts plan to charge inmates $30 booking fee
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State correctional system faces fewer inmates, more mandates

Report looks at inmates' brains

Inmate's suit over group worship is reinstated

Inmates a step closer to more phone time


January 24

Wrongly imprisoned Dallas inmate joins push for forensic funds
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Justice Department Holding DNA Testing Program Hostage

Alabama prison system requests $63 million budget increase

Texas prisoners on verge of getting regular phone privileges
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Prison director says no more cuts planned due to guard shortage

Neighbors find prison fence offensive

Judge Replaces Calif. Prisons Overseer
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Herhold: If you hire a pit bull, you get a pit bull

US 'tops pre-trial prisoner league'

Prisoner's art aims to lift visitor spirits

Call for continued help to families of prisoners

Police involvement in prisoner re-entry a plus

Nueces will seek larger prisoner reimbursement

Federal prisoners bunking at county jail

Restorative justice system could work

Medicated psychiatric prisoners cost Miller County more than $17,550

Court Rules Inmates Can't Sue for Property Loss
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Missouri inmates can obtain elective abortions, appeals court rules
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Freeholders delay action on change to daily jail fees for inmates

Yoga and meditation for inmates


January 23

State prisons must transport inmates for abortions
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Inmate claims no one listens

State could have saved $1M for prisons

Inmate can challenge ban on death-row interviews

Convicted con man asks court to help kick habit

Jail plan may cost county $58 mil
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Court Rules Against Muslim Inmate
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Prisoner: Corrupt Cops Framed Me, Too

US: 5% Pop 25% World's Prisoners

Zambia: Is Parole System Answer to Congested Prisons?


January 22

Some mentally ill inmates to be removed from county jails

Inmates want to test Missouri death row executioner's competency

Should Tax Money Pay For Inmate's Transplant?
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Judge: Inmate deserves DNA testing

Giving the Northern Ireland prison service a helping hand

Classroom rehab lessons for prisoners

Explosive growth of transitional homes in ID prompts new rules
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Inmates upgrade Fairway Park

Mentor program aims to lift children of prison inmates


January 21

Art helps drug dealer change his life

Shame on prison-protecting pols

The Prison Children

Lawmakers Tangle On Justice Reform

Spend tax money on day care, not prisons

State will investigate officers accused of sex with prisoner

JAIL$: A crisis in the counties

Bookstore's facelift comes with help from prisoners

Prisoners on road to success with IT class
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January 20

New device scans inmates' eyes to confirm identities
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Inmates in southern Indiana county take part in new work release program
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Inmate's freedom may hinge on secret kept for 26 years
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Texas prisons leave humanity in shackles

Analysis: Prisons on both sides of budget
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Drug addicts get cold turkey compensation
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Private prisons prove poor performers

John Grisham, Others Seek DNA-Test For Convicted Prisoner
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Photos of Louisiana prisoners renewed Deborah Luster's peace of mind

Prison System: Costs Are High, Risks Low With Older Prisoners


January 19

Coryell County may soon offer electronic ankle bracelets for low-risk inmates

Inmates stop attack on female officer

System lets victims' families track inmates

Jail inmates will no longer sleep on floor

County jail packed; inmates sent away

Jail to note inmates' immigration status

Legislator Seeks Funding for Inmate Education Programs

Oklahoma Tax Dollars Paying for Expensive Inmate Care

Inmate's freedom may hinge on secret kept for 26 years

Inmate wins a new sentencing hearing

Federal court: Inmate can challenge ban on death row interviews
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Senate leader wants to re-examine sentencing practices

Prison Makes Way for Future, but Preserves Past

State prisons 'out-perform private jails'
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Deal on state's prisons is possible

Inmate release proposal could hurt fire camps

AT&T fined for overcharging prison calls

Jail proposal may save $60 mil

NY settles suit over dress code for prison guards
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Mexican police leave 300 mutinied prisoners out naked in the cold

Governor calls for release of prisoners


January 18

Philly-based group gives guidance to inmates

Ruling limits inmates to G-, PG-rated films
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County expected to OK new food contract for jail

Inmate education lacks funds

Governor backs prison for young criminals

Inmates Qualify for Federal Drug Program Perk
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AT&T fined more than $300,000 for overcharging on prison calls

Prison Makes Way for Future, but Preserves Past

Transforming prisoners
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Detention cost to rise when Polk opens jail

Judge urges firms to employ ex-prisoners


January 17

Help Hoosier inmates enter society
Filipino Inmates Post New Dance Video On YouTube [More]

Program Helps To Transform Female Inmates, Canines
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County works to improve jail conditions

Colo. inmates sent to Okla. coming back "in near future"
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Former inmate testifies in case against jail
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Allegheny County seeks discounts on inmate care

State prisons need funds, staff

Spending on state prisons doubles
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Courts impose alternative penalties

Fear saturates many of Ohio’s youth prisons

Spend less on prisons, more on treatment?
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Man free after 26 years in prison on false rape conviction
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Ministers Criticize '3-Strikes' Legislation
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N.Y. Legislature Agrees To Take Mentally Ill Prisoners Out Of Solitary Confinement
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Panel brings female prisoners' dilemma to light


January 16

Sex predator laws coming up empty
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Cleared of rape, Indy man sues over delay in prison release
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Florida Juvenile Justice chief named state prisons head
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Building more prisons won't improve society

Prisons and politics

Marijuana activist agrees to prison deal
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Americans are dopes on pot

The Post editorial board: Emery should be a free man

Powerless in Prison: Sexual Abuse Against Incarcerated Women

Prisoners making rustic cabins for Michigan parks


January 15

Inmates build housing for campgrounds

A Place for Inmates

Inmates' calls will cost less

Report on prison deaths revealed

Reforming Our Prisons in 2008: Can California Get Rational Sentencing and Parole Reforms in the Crucible of the Budget Crisis?

Changes promised for Indian River, other youth prisons

Faith-based program helps inmates

After audit, program could be adjourned

Legislators grapple with pros and cons of public, private prisons

Does Iowa really need prison building boom?

Inmates 'Break Barriers'

Prisoner re-entry program comes to the U.P.

Programme to turn prisoners into useful citizens

Felons won't be told of new DNA evidence

Editorial: Tell prisoners about new evidence
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UK considers RFID tags for prisoners
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Rights group urges end to life without parole for juveniles


January 14

Inmates work for the city of Pierre

Champaign County inmates eat pretty well on $4 a day

Wrong people are filling U.S. prisons

Prison closing fallout continues

Vitamins plan 'to cut prison violence'

Best defense money can buy?

Prisoners 'to be chipped like dogs'
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No smoking! Convicts go cold turkey
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Speaking For Prisoners


January 13

Calif. budget cuts could mean no prison time for some criminals

Cramming in the inmates

Fees up for inmate housing

Doctor angered by county's refusal to pay for inmate's treatment after suicide attempt

Call to rethink inmate terms

Anger at jail cut for tagged offenders

Crisis or not, prison guards need more help, better pay


January 12

Some American Indian inmates find few outlets to practice their traditions

Prison pushes for inmate jobs

Positively Kansas: Learning life skills-- even in prison

If we must kill inmates, at least treat them like dogs

Former jail officer sentenced for sexual activity with inmate

Anne Owers knows what life’s like on the inside speaks out

State prison in Hudson to close
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Ma's behind bars

Billy Bragg's jailhouse rock project cuts reoffending rate

Prisons: 22,000 prisoners could be set free early to save millions
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Pre-Release prisoner donate gifts to community

Let's outsource our prisoners to Mexico


January 11

Program aims to help former inmates get jobs
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Editorial: IDs for Inmates

Kansas Department of Corrections Inmate Telephone Rates Decreasing

DOC changes inmate phone policy, reducing rates

Prosecutors: Video shows guards assaulting inmate
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Governor'S Budget Proposal: Prisons

Nkhata Bay prison gets school block

Launching talk with prisoner pal

Lawmakers Discuss Prisoner Healthcare

Prisoners to help in flood clean-up
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January 10

Inmates exercising rights
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Making executions more humane

Excerpts From Lethal Injection Arguments

Inmates warn kids to resist lure of gangs

Suit seeks $10 million in Dade jail death of inmate

DNA Test Expected to Free Texas Inmate
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Guard gets 'kicks' with inmate on tape: Feds
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Letter to the Editor: Mental health facilities, prisons have workers

Prisons Chief McDonough To Resign
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Internal Prisons: The Theft of Productivity in our Workforce

Guard shortage forces closure of prison wing in West Texas
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Fayette is potential site for new state prison
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China to start prison administration reform nationwide

Japan to Upgrade Care of Elderly Inmates

Gregoire names Vail as prison chief, defends record

Folsom Prison Concert Canceled
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County exec scales back prisoner plan

Prisoner officer fined for touching colleague's breast
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Prisoners move into jail

Commissioners Renew Contract To House Mifflin County Prisoners


January 9

US Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Lethal Injection Case
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State poised to bring Idaho inmates home from Texas

Inmates recycling for Habitat

Tacos to inmates

Wynne Home exhibit to feature internationally recognized artist

Attorney Who Stopped Guard-on-Inmate Torture in Rogers Prison Goes After Valdosta...
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Inmate sues for kosher food

Bouygues set to sign contract for three prisons in France by end of February

Chiefs to sponsor work-release program with local prisons

Prisons Warp the Vote

Okla.: Lawmaker Proposes Inmate Fees
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In our view: More prisons necessary?

Herb Whitlock freed after 21 years behind bars
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'Big rise' in police cell inmates
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Extended family helps prisoners relatives


January 8

Inmates crochet blankets for nursing home residents

Plan to use inmates as firefighters shelved

Lethal-Injection Ruling May Have to Wait
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What Does the Future of Death Penalty Look Like?

Prison work crews return remains in limbo

Pushing religion in prisons

Breaking the prison cycle

40th Anniversary Concert Set for Folsom State Prison
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Former Prison Guard Pleads Guilty To Sex With Prisoner
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$4.4m to keep prisoners in police cells

We must prepare Alaska's prisoners for life outside walls

When it's wrong to throw away the key


January 7

Prisoners may soon serve as Firefighters
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Why I write to death row inmates

Row over jail inmate's cosmetic surgery

Supreme Court Weighs Constitutionality of Lethal Injections
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Community service could replace jail

Virginia's prison population forecast to rise

NSW Cabinet told to axe weekend prison sentences
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Women prisoners learn to earn


January 6

Ohio AG : No DNA evidence links death row inmate to killing
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2 grants to help link inmates with jobs

US Supreme Court to review legality of lethal injection
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Justices to Decide if Rape of a Child Merits Death
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Lethal Injection
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Kosher conflict in Missouri prison
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Program hunts for veterans in prison

In Mexican prison, kids serve time with Mommy

Prisoner refuses to leave 'comfortable' cell to go to court
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Rolfes Crafts Bill Giving Victims Say in Prisoner's Work Release

County jails packed with state prisoners

The woman who sends prisoners to jail - and also looks after them


January 5

Stockton organization makes sure inmates have Friends Outside

Charles County Detention Center Offers English as a Second Language to Inmates

Chicago Near Police Torture Settlement
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Inmates Create Art at Local Jail

Governor files $2.5 billion bond bill for courts, prisons

OK prison study makes recommendations to lawmakers

Calif. to close two youth prisons amid declining population
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Prison bureau says safety is a priority

Court Considers Two Sentencing Cases
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Former Officer Gets 9 1/2-Year Prison Term
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Champion for a Prisoner

Prisoner opens door on life behind bars

Fewer Prisoners In Rehab Under Labour Government

High court to weigh in on lethal injection
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China lets condemned prisoners choose needle over bullet
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Closing document gap for prisoners


January 4

REAP offers home, help to ex-inmates
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Japan's elderly inmates to get barrier-free jails

15th Dallas County Inmate Since ’01 Is Freed by DNA
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Shake-up Needed At Youth Prisons

New Prisons Built in Costa Rica

S.C. prisons bolster female staffing

Time For Rational Discussion About Prisons
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Church, community groups condemn rise in prisoner suicide rates
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State to renew bid to release convicts

Bringing light to the lives of prisoners


January 3

Millions in the Slammer: We Must Reverse America's Zeal to Incarcerate

DNA evidence clears Dallas man of rape charges after 27 years in prison
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Call for drug testing of inmates
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Dallas conference to help inmates postponed

Prison inmates sent to 'chair' in crackdown on smuggling

80 per cent of prison inmates are awaiting trial — Minister

Swedish prisons hope to profit from 'Made in Jail'


January 2

Criminals With Badges

End it in 2008
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Federal inmates cut
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Bill redeems model inmates locked up as kids

Inmate health-care costs soar in Mesa County
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State settles former inmate's sex abuse lawsuit
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Report finds widespread flaws in state youth prisons
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Toddlers live behind prison bars
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Mexico aims to fix slow trial system

Overcrowding blamed for 37% rise in suicides among inmates in 'failing' prison system
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Missionaries give Christmas donation to prison inmates

Inmates vow to turn over new leaf in 2008

Inmate Says Bible Helped Decide His Sentence
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Inmate says deputies pepper-sprayed him
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No room in the pen

Ex-prisons chief sentenced

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