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 September 2004

News You Can Use

Note: Media organizations keep stories on their Web sites for whatever length of time they desire. Even though links may no longer be valid they are not being removed because they still may provide some information that could be of use if further research is intended.

No go on free inmate phone calls

Virginia agrees to treat transsexual inmates

CYA Fires 6 Prison Counselors Videotaped in Inmates' Beating

Inmates hurt doing restoration work at Waterfall wildfire in Carson

Inmates still on Death Row

Inmates help build GCSO's new office

Inmates May See Expanded DNA Testing

Project to get people to accept ex-inmates back into community

Colombian women's prison stages beauty pageant

Sister blames prison for inmate death

Youth prison education system accredited

Appeals court upholds taking of inmate DNA

Gallizo told dispersion of prisoners constitutes vengeance

Jail made me inhale says dope-test prisoner

Inmate freed in plea deal

Prison efforts blasted

DEC Praised for Anti-Drugs Programmes in Prisons

The Real Cost of Prisons Project

Don't Baulk at Employing Ex-Prisoners, Says Institute

Prisoners' work revealed in book

Group Makes Case for Prisoners, Ex-Convicts

Communities Should Assist in Prisoner Rehabilitation

Inmates on the right wavelength

Cruel and Unusual: Inmate's ordeal tests Dallas jail accountability

Prisoners to train dogs again

Group Plans To Fight Prisoner Compo

No consent needed for extra inmates in Ngawha Prison

Delivering marriage licenses to inmates debated

State fire marshal's office cautions against tent city

Inmates' phone rates an issue before County Board

Montana high court: Prison didn't violate inmate's religious rights

Officials Decry State of Indian Prisonse

Need for private prisons to surge, officials say

Shut Down State Youth Prisons, Experts Say

States pull prisoners back home

County jail will house federal prisoners

Ashcroft touts efforts to help ex-prisoners re-enter society

Prisoners' Compensation Insult To Armed Forces

Prisoners Put Hands to Good Use at Arts Show

Crowding again forces CCNO to limit new inmates

Big rise in rehab for child sex offenders

Apple-A-Day Will Not Keep Inmates Away

State prison cuts burdening county jails

Casey proposes women's jail

Inmate phone charges ripped

A second chance for some prisoners

Prisoners' Families Say They're Stuck With Whopping Phone Bills

Inmates to staff local forestry camp

Effort To Register Inmates To Vote Hits Snag

A new life for former inmates

Jail administrators want more inmates

Prisoners' families argue for more support services from the state

Freed prisoner marries his longtime fiancée

Too many inmates are denied parole

Inmates say test shows cruelty of lethal injection

NJ Prisoner advocacy group works to exonerate inmate

Court smokes out jail 'rokers'

DOJ Investigating Conditions at Indiana Prisons

Prison had seen dramatic increase in inmates

ZPS Embarks On Rehabilitation Projects for Inmates

SPARK will mentor children of inmates

Inmate claims his second payout

Appeals court gives green light to inmate lawsuit

Minnesota out of prison space; spending more on prisoners

Sheriff must improve inmates' access to toilets

Wrongfully convicted inmates face new obstacle for payment

Inmates sue over 'slopping out'

Prisoners set to sue State

Community work likely for prisoners

Prisoners' claims furore

Two inmates allowed to die at home

Parole for dying prisoners

Lawyer files 18 more prisoner compensation applications

Inmate compo set to benefit victims

Prison Operator Expects More Business

Latin America's Prisons - Hell on Earth

Prisons owe millions in back wages

Court: Former Inmate Can Sue Texas Officials for Rights Violations

Inmate's death leads to lawsuit

Bill for unlawfully held inmates set to top $1m

Inmates proving reliable workforce

Program will mentor inmates' children

Aids prisoners go free

Call for Support for Prisoners

Freed Brevard County man leaves prison with nothing

Cats wandering into prison get adopted by inmates

Steven Avery deals with emotional scars from prison term

Labour called to support tough line on inmate compensation

Prisons Promise a New Code for Guards

Taxpayers facing $1m legal bill for inmates' case

Young inmates too violent for detention

Sheriff's 'chain gang' helps clean up city

Live Oak inmates decry proposed prison smoking ban

Protest at Alabama Capitol

The pairing of prisoners

Thousands with mental illness still lack proper care in prisons

Former gov. calls for inmate education

Room and board fees for inmates raise issues

San Quentin Inmates Say Sept. 11 Transformed Them

Boils bring order: All Bossier penal farm inmates must shower

Mothers Share Books With Children Via Tapes

Inmates serve time but also serve community

Plans for part-time prisoners

Jail rules bar to volunteers

Court challenge to use of cells

Inmate Predicts His Death In Phone Call To Mom

Battle over lethal injection playing out in courts

County Jail Inmates To Register to Vote

Jail inmates may be able to cast vote in election

Inmate who alleged police tortured him to stay behind bars

Court: Ex-inmate can sue prison officials

Mentally ill inmate denied water, nearly dies

Inmate claims doctor ignorant of welfare

Inmate freed after 17 years plans to wed

Jail employees pick up where inmates left off — making licence plates for $25/hr

Privatisation threat as prison severely criticised in report

Coverup feared in prison death 4th Youth Authority inmate to die in custody this year

State wants prison inmate's $200,000 verdict thrown out

Sheriff questions inmate voting plan

TransCor offered job to prisons chief

Prisons overcrowded for a reason

Female inmates benefit from a 'spa day'

Suicide a risk when prisons overcrowded

Proposal for parole system to reduce overcrowding in prisons: 'We are ready for it'

Improve Condition At Central Prison

Worsening Condition At Prison Compound

Three former Kansas inmates claim they were injured by smoking ban

Police warn of violence as prisoner overcrowding worsens

Low Turnout For Prison Party?

Untried inmates want compensation

California inmates' calls home prove costly to families, friends

Prisoner enrolment to vote!

'Wish you were here' in prison

State scrambles to find wood to heat two prisons

Former prisoner receives check for past 20 years

Prisons, Profits, and Prophets

Prisoners 'are not just numbers'

Prisoners answer parish's prayers

NZ hard-core inmates win compensation

Inmates flock to study loans

Inmates may be free early

Inmate: Prison rodeo gives sense of freedom

Family claims prison didn't tell them when inmate died

Ex-warden alleges guards covered up inmate abuse at Salinas prison

Company, inmate's family settle

Prisoner suicides rise to record level in overcrowded jails

Prisoner payouts a kick in the guts, victims' group says

Prisoner Payout Should Go To Victims Says Peters

Prisons without bars aren't prisons

Sex, drugs and theft in lurid prison scandal

Welcome to the prison without bars

Vindicated Prison Inmate Reflects

Judge Denies Inmate's Request To Stop Prison Rodeo

Jail bosses warned over inmate suicide

Inmate to challenge new jail system

Tennessee Inmates Contribute To Andrea Walks for Tennessee’s Children

Judge's Ruling Could Give Thousands Of Ohio Inmates Parole Hearings

Officials try to cut inmates' health bills

Inmates find freedom in Christ behind barbed wire and bars

Prisoners pen anti-crime booklet

Reforms target inmate-guard sex

More prisoners to serve time at home

Ruling is costing inmates their jobs

Prison under fire over inmates' pay

Inmates’ group files suit against sheriff

Equality Watchdog Urged to Probe Prison 'Racism' Claims
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