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February 29

Tailoring a new life in prison

The Prison-Industrial Complex

Con-do attitude will prepare ‘prison’ pups for new roles

State may pay for inmate education in Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas County jails

Ex-prisoners share their power in faith

State pulls inmates from work program

Lindsay jail closes special needs unit; Mentally ill inmates locked in isolation

Judges rules state death row inmates can challenge death penalty
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DCJ now into podcasting of inmates’ activities

Record-High Ratio of Americans in Prison
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Attorney Says Video Shows Second Inmate Being Dumped From Wheelchair At Jail
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February 28

Women suffer at Adiala Jail: No female doctor, paramedics for 180 prisoners

Shed prisoner 'unlawfully killed'
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Norma's Nest will offer chance for recently released inmates to get back on their feet

Jail Guard Charged With Telling Inmates to Assault Others to Keep Order
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Owner of ‘transitional living facility’ would like to house more inmates

Indonesia to free 15,000 inmates

Inmates Will Pay More to Offset Rising Incarceration Costs

Inmates sue prison

Teenage inmates in Darwin detention centre 'orgy'

Idaho Governor Dumps Private Prison Plan
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Idaho prisons get $195M, but the budget could still rise

Prisons hire 10 000 - with help

Feb. 28 is awareness day for overcrowded European prisons

Prisons Overcrowded, Failing to Deter Inmates from Life of Crime
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Overhaul prisons to cut costs

Prison over-crowding: fewer prisoners or more prisons? Wrong, as usual

Inmate chorus to perform in Wichita

Court says Arpaio can limit jail hours

Court: Judge overstepped in inmate visitation case

Lawsuit settles inmate cleanup of jail blood spills
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Civic pride from inside


February 27

Keep crack criminals in prison
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Cracked Justice: Addressing the Unfairness in Cocaine Sentencing
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Prisoners' TV rights will be linked to privileges

Restraints 'punish inmates'

Health officials say 40-50 inmates sickened at Larimer county jail; no cause yet determined

Prison education programs too valuable to lose


February 26

The Exonerated

School board's letter rails against prison

New facility may be built for parolees

Bishop's concern over family links of prisoners

DOC hopes unsolved murder playing cards lead to tips from inmates
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MSP calls for action to cut prisoner numbers

A matter of prison degrees


February 25

Prison acrimony looks inescapable

Pare inmates' diets to save money, lawmaker urges

Rape judgments help make case for prison ombudsman

Families paint troubling picture of Kurdish jails

Community reaches out to prisoners

Assaults down amid faith-based prison program

Group seeks reform of DNA testing program for Ohio inmates

Overcrowded jails 'at panic stations'

Locked up, yet our prisons remain open for drug business

Editorial: Lawmakers should listen to Hill's prison ideas

DNA evidence could free inmate
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February 24

State fails wrongly convicted prisoners

Bill to aid the wrongfully convicted gets a boost from 14 who were

Second injustice magnifies the first

Centre asks states to give condoms to prisoners

Ex-prisoner seeks community support for homeless shelter

Crack cocaine inmates may gain early release
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Jail inmates learn dog training, interact with seniors
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Inmates dive right in
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Jail inmates quilt, fix bikes in Monroe County

Prisons: Pay now or pay later

Texas Youth Commission conservator wants limit on pepper spray
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Judge rebukes prison, claims apathy delays boy's adoption

Prisons' Tainted Doctors

Job, education, health reps visit jail inmates
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February 23

Connecticut inmate asks to stay in prison

Strip-Searches Examined in Calif. Prison
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Ex-prisoners to speak out at special church service

Tenn.: New Private Prison Opening
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Nutter taps ex-con for prisoner re-entry office

Gloucester Co. inmates eligible to earn degree

About the early release of 22,000 Inmates

Local governments gain from inmates
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SR jail to start charging inmates for room, board

Berrien Sheriff starts work program for inmates

A Community Sends 1200 Blankets to American Inmates in Mexico's Prisons

Texas No Longer a Repeat Offender on Prisons

Md. prisons want to sell goods to general public

Prison population is declining

UK prisons now 'over-capacity'
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Nigeria: House Probes Prisons Service Over Babies Delivered By Inmates

Ohio to release about 200 from crowded youth prisons
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Lack of inmate treatment costs state $8M in lawsuit

Inmate testifies, DNA evidence viewed in jail sex-assault trial

Jury says Broome not liable for inmate’s injury


February 22

Prison is only sentence which deters, protects and rehabilitates

Straw urges more non-jail terms
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Group says prisoners skew political clout

Parole Board frustrated over prisoner access to rehab programs

County may name site for low-risk inmates next week
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Inmates learn to set up firms

Inmates help recovery effort

Bill concerning illegal immigrant inmates goes before governor

Inmates clearing hydrants

The half-hearted war on drugs—in prisons

Stop Filling Prisons, California -- Advocates to Take Sentencing Reform Case to Voters

Ban on children held in prisons
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300 imprisoned babies: Reps probe Nigerian prisons service
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South Africa: R10bln to Tackle Overcrowding in Prisons

Put prisons where criminals live

Inmate abuse claims spill out
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Rights group: Prisons Authority ignores medical needs of inmates

Ex-Inmate Crusades Against Judge Nominee
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Uganda: Death Row Inmate is Luzira's Best in Ple


February 21

Giving prisoners a chance

LU program would teach computer skills to prisoners

Lack of hiring success has ex-prisoner frustrated

Lawmakers face choices because of prisoner growth
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Northampton inmates sue county over prison infections
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Deals with inmates not unusual
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GED among programs jail's able to offer inmates again

Influenza outbreak hits prisons hard

Our Opinion: A new day for state prisons
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Prisoners 'at risk' in police cells
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Call for experts in prison talks

Inmate chooses cell over rehab program

Wyoming critical of investigation into inmate's beating
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Former inmate's claim of abuse goes to trial

McKean guard charged with sexual contact with female inmate


February 20

County jail might house federal prisoners

River Rouge to pay up in prisoner's death
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Prisoner's 'slopping out' case dismissed

District Attorney, Sheriff Rail Against Early Prisoner Release Program
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Low-risk inmates could be returned to Hawaii

Dog training in women's prison helps inmates and the clients who get companion

Jailer Gets Nine Years For Sexually Abusing Female Inmates

Inmates back on the job with Charlestown Volunteer Fire Department

Oregon inmate loses sex-change lawsuit
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Training for prison staff vital
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Rwanda: Military Prisons Better Than Civilian Ones

Closing prisons a bad move for New York

Kimberly getting new prison
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Caught on Tape: Male Officer Beats Female Inmate

Ex-Inmate Sues Over Deputy's Use Of Force 'For No Reason'
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February 19

Bill addressing prisoners’ medical expense should pass

Morocco's oldest prisoner dies at age 95

Will DOC inmates put cold-case cards on the table?

Aspen inmates sell flowers for hungry kids

Pierce County jail criticized for health, dental, mental staffing
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Reform sentencing

Retired teachers lauded for prison school

Drug abuse at Limerick prison
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Prisoner mental health care lags
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Watchdog slams jails oversight

Low-risk inmate policies faulted

No Sweets for New York City Jail Inmates
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February 18

Documents reveal women's prison rules flouted
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Mapping a course for County Jail's future

Bahrain urged to probe prisoner abuse claims

Learning the hard way

Volunteer program at Tutwiler Prison for Women helps inmates read and record books for children and grandchildren

Letter: Inmates are force-fed religion

Prison beds, rehab delayed

Report: California inmate release credits not being fully applied
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Prison numbers reach new record
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Actor brings Gospel to prisoners

Public deserves investigation into county jail inmate's death

Inmate for life giving others a hand


February 17

Prison system jammed; hope fades

Complicated sentencing laws blamed for long prison stays

Law change gives more criminals home comforts

Cherie Blair backs £10,000 wage for prisoners

Cartoon exhibition allows inmates to express themselves

Rights group criticises Slovenia's prisons

Judge dismisses inmate's lawsuits


February 16

Who built the sheriff's fence?
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Prisoner overcrowding leads to chaos at court

Crocheting program allows inmates to help local women

Inmates to pay medical costs in bill passed by senators
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Prison Service to commercialize vocational services of inmates

Wardens await final word on possible inmates release

Inmates pitch in to help library get back on its feet

Sentencing: Faced With Swollen Prisons, Idaho Ponders Reforms

Top prison official pushes expansion plan

Institutions emptied out and the prisons filled up
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February 15

State prison inmates go back to work for local governments

Bodies search enlists prisoners

Lincoln Financial Mural Arts Center: Prison Art Show

Prisoner costs county taxpayers $137,000

Jail inmates to get GED opportunity

What are these inmates learning?
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Prison reviews its menu after female inmates complain they are getting fat because food is 'carb-heavy'

Plight of inmates' children studied

Proposed prison could boost area economy
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Boca prison firm's profit up 10% in 4th quarter

Prisoner 'rights' come under fire; Inmates want to stay at McNeill House
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DOC: Prisons surpassed 98% capacity last week
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Judge to force attorney to represent death-row inmate


February 14

Mom Exonerated After 13 Years in Prison
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Half-sister wants custody of prison-bound baby
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Willacy County Prisoners in Jail Without Indictments

Married prison psychologist fell pregnant after affair with mentally-ill inmate
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Even Piatt County inmates can buy thin mints

Inmates to crochet blankets for We Care babies

Inmates' calls monitored

Prisons filled with black inmates

Legislative analyst says prisons do poor job educating inmates
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Lawmakers Consider Bill on Inmate Civil Rights

Nevada Prison System Changes Inmate Phone Services

Settlement in works in lawsuit over Yakima jail rental contracts
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Correctional Officers Protest Inmate Work Cuts

Attack on jail inmate sends chilling message

Inmate education increase urged by report

PSI Distance Learning is aimed to eradicate illiteracy - Minister


February 13

Nev. Prison System Changes Phone Service

Group calls for saving innocent inmates

Nigeria: Bauchi NDLEA Trains Inmates

Committee OKs measure to fund inmates' postsecondary education

Inmates' calls monitored

YouTube Video Raising Eyebrows at Colorado Prisons

Former Fla. prisons chief describes widespread corruption
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Supporters of Juvenile Inmate Djinn Buckingham Sell His Artwork to Raise Money for Attorney's Fee

Proposal would have inmate complaints go through commission
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Jails face meltdown as inmate numbers soar to record high
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Judge refuses Graterford inmate dying of cancer


February 12

Cost-cutting plan at state prison stalls

Open Empty Prison Wing

No Bars To Love: Giving prisoners a semblance of family life
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Editorial: Bonding behind bars

Legislators focus on struggles of prisoners' kids

Leader pardons several thousand inmates
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DDC to Perform DNA Testing for Ohio Inmates Claiming Innocence

Local Christian group plans transitional housing for inmates

Dog training in women's prison helps inmates and the clients who get companion

Our politicians must think hard on crime

New prison would boost area’s economy

Ailing inmate wants only to die as a free person


February 11

Prison counseling may go private

Inmates comment on prison health care

Dog training in women's prison helps inmates and the clients who get companion

Jack Straw under pressure over jail buggings
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Lawmakers to ease upheaval for children of Vt. prisoners

Prisoner funds not up to task

York teacher makes a difference in lives of young inmates

HMP inmates encourage students to make good decisions

Private prison wants more money

Kern prisons may expand to help alleviate state overcrowding

Number of Iowa inmates up 200%

Let's work at NOT building prisons

Drug court lets addicts avoid prison, rebuild lives
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New criteria meant to aid safety in jail

Sheriff works to cut inmate movement
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February 10

Prison weddings divorced from reality, say critics

Crowded Calvert Jail A Prisoner Of Growth

State pulls inmates out of Porter County Jail
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Manhattan DA Announces New Program To Help Recently-Released Inmates
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Rutledge inmates study Greek to get a better grip on the Bible

Pitkin County inmates get crafty for a cause

Hospitals sue over inmates' unpaid bills

TYC reforming but still target of complaints
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Specter Speaks Out on Illegal Immigrants in Prisons
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Fearing increased tensions, Quebec has decided to allow smoking outside prisons

Institutions emptied out, and prisons filled up
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Report: Police secretly bugging lawyer-inmate meetings at UK prisons
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Deputies' records sought in beating death of O.C. jail inmate
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Kaki Bukit prison school producers


February 9

Legislative analyst recommends rejecting prison guard raises
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Report on treatment of trans, gender-nonconforming prisoners announced

Prisoners' children the 'forgotten victims'

Judgement due in damages claim by Cork prisoner

Charity aims to help female inmates cope with loss

Women's Reentry Center Prepares Inmates For Outside World

Inmates can light up again

New policy reports foreign-born inmates to immigration officials

Inmate art featured in exhibition

Baby stays with jailed mom

Action for Prisoners' Families: chief inspector of prisons: children of prisoners lack structured support

Our Opinion: Keeping prisons in line

Prison cuts depend on sensible reforms

McLeish speaks out on prisons
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Sentencing law reaches to 2000

Ore. Supreme Court rejects inmate's solitary confinement claim

Supreme Court cuts compensation award to prison sex-assault victim
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Virginia: Inmate Will Remain on Death Row
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February 8

Inmates trade shoveling snow for less jail time

Treatment snag has inmates in limbo

Female guards can now frisk male inmates
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Court grants new punishment hearing for death row inmate

Dichter: New prisons to get heaters, airconditioning

In New York, a fight brews between renewable energy and jails

Mothers 'should be spared jail'
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February 7

County may allow prison, expand jails

Mexico City kids share moms' prison existence

Plan to spread health message to prisoners

Minister of Justice acted unlawfully over prisoners

Hugs mean the world for inmates

Inmates lose appeal in beef with county jail

Hinds puts inmates' info, pics on Web site

Bradford prison board mulls housing Sullivan County inmates

Female officers now allowed to frisk male inmates

Federal prison should improve inmates’ mental health care

Hike in violent criminals paroled sparks debate
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Jailhouses rock the vote: More L.A. County inmates register for ballots

Another makeover for offender management

Bill would ban cell phones in prisons

Private prisons demand 5 percent rate increase

JBC chief urges prison expansions

Prisons In Crisis Mode


February 6

Petitioners plead against prison privatization

New Prison May Be Built in Kansas
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Plan to free teenage offenders from prison

Prisoners tackle addiction

Civil Rights Commission to Examine Prisoners' Religious Rights
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Jail doesn't bar inmates from casting ballots

Police: Man had sex with inmates

State set to settle suit over South Texas juvenile prison
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14 inmates file lawsuit charging inhumane conditions at Somers prison

State pulls last inmates from jail
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Inmate Fee Is Outrageous

Sheriffs say hiking inmate fees needed

Bill would cap costs of Allegheny County inmate health care

Quebec Prisons Going Smoke-Free

Pitching tents only delays hard decisions on new prisons

Do US prisons really rehabilitate criminals?

Kansas prisons see drop in recidivism

Filling prisons only part of the solution to cutting crime

How common is bugging in prisons?
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February 5

Budget points to Leavenworth as likely site of new prison
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Iowa GOP Probe Location of New Prison

Bill of Rights needed for children of prisoners

New program will grant prisoners phone access

Jail inmates asking for cyber cells

Handling illness and death inside the prison world
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Rehab for inmates

Inmates' Graduation

Giving inmates a break

Aggressive management could improve inmate care

Crime and appropriate punishment

Tories demand prisoner drug tests

Jailhouse Lawyer Gets a Hearing
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February 4

Should former North Carolina District Attorney Michael Nifong face prison time or just fines for his falsified case against the Duke lacrosse team players?

Breaking people back into society

Legal Accomplishment: 'Jailhouse lawyer' wrote appeal that got fellow inmate's case to U.S. Supreme Court
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Feds ask to halt inmate access

Family Files Lawsuit in Death Of Inmate, Claims Negligence

Alaska may lose access to Arizona prisons
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Prison boss hits on ethics


February 3

Prisoners in their minds and bodies

The Art of Interrupted Lives

Inmates tapped to patch cruisers

'Vicente Seman played a big role among inmates'

U.S. judge to inspect County Jail conditions
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Union: 100% fruit juice, prisons shouldn't mix

Abuse allegations by inmate dismissed

Court rules against Muslim inmate


February 2

UK violating human rights of prisoners, court rules
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Prisoners get $15.4 million
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Should Federal prisons ban religious books from library jails?

New rules urged for private prisons
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Prison Guard Acquitted of Assaulting Inmate

Starving Inmate May Be Force-Fed
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Dallas district attorney's office seeks to withdraw death row inmate's execution date

Alabama inmate wins reprieve half an hour before scheduled execution

Cerro Coso has new vice president


February 1

Prison hospice experience transforms a troubled life

Help former prisoners: Shamsudin

Prisoners costing $150 a day

Prisoners' watchdog quits in freedom row

Block offering privileges for behaved inmates seems to be getting results

Georgia panel looks at how to improve aid

Gov. Spitzer signs bill that benefits mentally ill inmates

Prison industry generates revenue

DOC inmates free labor saves GovGuam money

First Amendment for inmates, chaplains alike
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Governor urges DNA testing on 30 inmates claiming innocence
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Only 16 doctors treat 86,000 jail inmates

Inmates 'denied humane treatment'

Peru to privatize its prisons

The Future of Prisons in Scotland

Overcrowding in prisons leads to 3-level bunk beds

Breaking the School-to-Prison Pipeline

Trial on sex abuse in prisons nears end
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