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State Prisoners Pushing New Jail to Capacity http://www.wtvm.com/Global/story.asp?S=1504813&nav=8fapIpeM State officials consider using women's prison for youth offenders http://www.trib.com/AP/wire_detail.php?wire_num=302584 Residents voice fears of new prison http://www.edinburghnews.com/index.cfm?id=1201562003 Board denies medical parole for dying inmate http://www.helenair.com/articles/2003/10/30/montana/a05103003_03.txt Prisoner in poor health faces longer wait http://www.southbendtribune.com/stories/2003/10/30/local.20031030-sbt-MICH-D1-Prisoner_in_poor.sto Jewish prisoner to get kosher meals http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/news.aspx?id=12149 Inmate Numbers Outweigh Prisons' Capacity http://allafrica.com/stories/200310300093.html Public safety reps argue that prisons are still safe http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/Stories/0,1413,106~4994~1730934,00.html Alabama Prisoners Returned http://www.wsfa.com/Global/story.asp?S=1504230&nav=0RdEIpCu Court: Female guards do not violate male prisoners' rights http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20031029/APN/310290562 Huge rise in prisoners offending after parole http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0600uk/content_objectid=13567212_method=full_siteid=50082_headline=-Huge-rise-in-prisoners-offending-after-parole--name_page.html Prison Inmates Sing For Their Freedom http://engforum.pravda.ru/showthread.php3?s=&threadid=40350 Prisoner payouts disgrace victims http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,7709032%5E2862,00.html Prison Guard Sentenced For Sex With Inmate http://www.thewpbfchannel.com/news/2592491/detail.html Officials defend safety of prisons http://www.lowellsun.com/Stories/0,1413,105~4746~1730897,00.html Study: French prisons a descent into hell http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20031028-084038-4509r.htm Don't rush to empty prisons, says rights group http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/html/20031028T210000-0500_50902_OBS_DON_T_RUSH_TO_EMPTY_PRISONS__SAYS_RIGHTS_GROUP.asp Aboriginal activist puts prison term to good use http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,7699245%5E662,00.html Calls for better mental health checks on prisoners http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2707914a7144,00.html ICLU drops fight to keep prison under court order http://www.indystar.com/print/articles/0/087486-7230-009.html Prisoner wins hefty payout after fall http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/10/28/1067233148193.html Staten Island prisoners throwing away prescription drugs http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/ny-bc-ny--prisondrugs1027oct27,0,952202.story?coll=ny-ap-regional-wire State gets grant to mentor kids of prisoners http://www.baxterbulletin.com/news/stories/20031028/localnews/533881.html Prisons as Mental Institutions http://writ.news.findlaw.com/mariner/20031027.html Too many prisoners languish in segregation, report says http://canada.com/national/story.asp?id=92F8527B-62C8-47C6-A2F0-F87D121B4416 Talks to focus on children of prisoners http://starbulletin.com/2003/10/26/news/story6.html Letters from prison support older dropout age http://www.qconline.com/archives/qco/sections.cgi?prcss=display&id=172515 Women's Prison Opening Could be Delayed http://www.kxmc.com/news/local.asp?ID=2630 Art Behind Bars http://www2.kval.com/x30530.xml?ParentPageID=x2649&ContentID=x42684&Layout=kval.xsl&AdGroupID=x30530 Victims to get chance to confront prisoners http://www.theadvertiser.com/news/html/FDBC3AE5-6FE4-4FEE-B29A-64A58644829C.shtml Alabama Prison at Center of Suit Over AIDS Policy http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/26/national/26ALAB.html?ex=1067745600&en=1fe989269358a8d0&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE No excuse for filthy prison conditions http://www.indystar.com/print/articles/6/085985-4886-021.html Guard charged with rape at prison http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/10/24/1066974315153.html Suits bring change for mentally ill prisoners http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/news/106690062943500.xml Health Concerns Lead to Closure of Two Prisons http://allafrica.com/stories/200310240207.html Questions, no answers, on prisons http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/opinions/articles/1024frilets246.html Gov. scales back prisons request http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=10402370&BRD=1817&PAG=461&dept_id=222076&rfi=6 Alabama's Care Of Mentally Ill Prisoners Deplored, But Praised For Improvement http://www.nbc13.com/news/2576996/detail.html Prisons Chief Orders Executive to End Overcrowding http://www.news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=2087118 Report rips North Korean prisons http://www.canoe.com/CNEWS/World/2003/10/23/233629-ap.html Mental illness rampant in prisons, report finds http://www.bayarea.com/mld/cctimes/news/7073884.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/22/nyregion/22PRIS.html Calif. prison employees found not responsible for inmate's rape http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2003/10/22/state0333EDT0006.DTL http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/7069375.htm Shape up or else, prison operator told http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/10/22/1066631501028.html Prison critics off job http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/news/7073422.htm Prison crowding subject of legislative special session http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=10393389&BRD=1817&PAG=461&dept_id=222071&rfi=6 What to Do About Vulnerable Prisoners http://allafrica.com/stories/200310220653.html Prisoners' canteen accounts at center of jail fee debate http://www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2003/10/22/news/03jail.txt Training prisoners is vital http://www.thestar.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=225&fArticleId=266314 Prison budget cuts termed penny-wise, pound-foolish http://www.nj.com/news/expresstimes/pa/index.ssf?/base/news-8/106672713641100.xml South Dakota trying to simplify prisoner transfers http://www.aberdeennews.com/mld/aberdeennews/news/7068949.htm Outside watchdog needed to monitor prisons: U.N. expert http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20031022b8.htm Prisons: Why Invest In Failure? http://www.theday.com/eng/web/newstand/re.aspx?reIDx=DCCE0D3A-2443-4FFC-B244-8D1A428A23BA Poor Left Behind As Courts Go High - Tech http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-Wired-Courts.html?ex=106688283 Prisoners produce pumpkin patch partnership for pupils http://www.mercedsun-star.com/news/newsview.asp?c=78810 Governor sets review of prisons http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2003/10/18/governor_sets_review_of_prisons/ Prisoners flying high with drugged arrows http://www.canada.com/edmonton/edmontonjournal/story.asp?id=B1154CDA-BEF3-4917-959C-56C43D139DE1 Landrieu seeks to protect savings for prisons http://www.2theadvocate.com/stories/101803/new_landrieu001.shtml Security a priority in state's prisons http://www.norwichbulletin.com/news/stories/20031018/localnews/473452.html Private-prison push stalls in state http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/1018prisons-private18.html Prison suicide rate soars http://www.itv.com/news/962819.html Closing arguments in "booty bandit" prison rape case http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/7040234.htm State strives to give prisoners health care http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/local/state/hc-16185753.apds.m0300.bc-ct-fea--oct16,0,6337288.story?coll=hc-headlines-local-wire Moldovan Premier Grants Prisoner Amnesty http://www.tol.cz/look/wire/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=10&NrIssue=762&NrSection=1&NrArticle=10825 Investigation of county prison expected to begin Monday http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=10332850&BRD=2259&PAG=461&dept_id=455154&rfi=6 Tennessee changes the way prisons do business http://www.wmcstations.com/Global/story.asp?S=1485813 "Our prisons should be a place of reform" – Ayu http://www.vanguardngr.com/articles/2002/features/fe217102003.html Scanning chairs cut prison violence http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1066302107365&call_pageid=968332188854&col=968705899037 Medical expert to tour Ohio's prisons http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/news/updates/1535.html Penal Reform Trust welcomes McDowell comments on prisons http://www.online.ie/news/viewer.adp?article=%203040715 Protecting public from prisoners http://www.mercedsun-star.com/news/newsview.asp?c=78284 Prisoners suing state — Say health is in jeopardy http://www.cincypost.com/2003/10/16/suit101603.html Prisoners put to work http://icberkshire.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0300reading/content_objectid=13522112_method=full_siteid=50102_headline=-Prisoners-put-to-work-name_page.html Ohio prison inmates sue over medical, dental care http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/news/updates/1511.html Inmate Sues Prison, Says She Was Coerced Into Sex With Guards http://www.thelouisvillechannel.com/news/2556169/detail.html Authorities detail prison burning death http://www.southbendtribune.com/stories/2003/10/15/local.20031015-sbt-LOCL-D4-Authorities_detail.sto Private company wins prison escorts contract http://www.news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=1139302003 Bradford Co. rethinks policy on prisoner chores http://www.pennlive.com/newsflash/pa/index.ssf?/base/news-8/1066230845259200.xml Women's prisons reform demand http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/3191860.stm Zimbabwean prisons a HIV nightmare http://www.news24.com/News24/Africa/Zimbabwe/0,,2-11-259_1430199,00.html Dharmachari Aryadaka, 55, first Buddhist chaplain in state's prisons http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2001766266_aryadakaobit15e.html Black widow spider infestation in prisons is nothing to trivialize http://www.citizenonline.net/citizen/archive/article51B8AEC6F9734AF9A5BECF8A174679A7.asp Former Deputy Admits Partying With Prisoners http://www.channelcincinnati.com/news/2556172/detail.html Amnesty International Welcomes Release of Political Prisoners, Calls for Amendments to Security Legislation http://allafrica.com/stories/200310140985.html Governor wants $26M for prisons http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/index.php?page=local&story_id=101403c1_prisons_legislatu “Fast Food Nation” Author Turns Critical Eye on Prisons http://ipsnews.net/interna.asp?idnews=20602 A refuge for children of prisoners http://www1.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/2003-10/14/content_271808.htm Prisoners awarded certificates http://www.gov.bw/cgi-bin/news.cgi?d=20031014&i=Prisoners_awarded_certificates Prisoners form a book club http://www.wqad.com/Global/story.asp?S=1480941&nav=1sW7IVjA Sentencing of teen girl fuels debate over youths in prison http://www.sltrib.com/2003/Oct/10142003/utah/101816.asp Drug rehab admission rises with shift from prison terms http://www.bayarea.com/mld/cctimes/news/7009449.htm Ban turns tobacco into prison prize http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~53~1694694,00.html Prison officer designs new patch http://www.delawareonline.com/newsjournal/local/2003/10/13prisonofficerde.html Prisoner 'denied final farewell' http://www.edp24.co.uk/content/News/story.asp?datetime=13+Oct+2003+07%3A30&tbrand=EDPOnline&tCategory=NEWS&category=News&brand=EDPOnline&itemid=NOED12+Oct+2003+23%3A54%3A31%3A120 Prisoner has feet amputated http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,7551951%5E1702,00.html Community Service Planned to Deal With Overcrowded Prisons http://allafrica.com/stories/200310130736.html Prisons to breathalyse all staff http://www.personneltoday.com/pt_news/news_daily_det.asp?liArticleID=20831 Gang violence heats up in state prisons http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/ny-bc-ct--prisongangs1013oct12,0,1241904.story?coll=ny-ap-regional-wire Bonne Terre using prisoners to clean up city http://www.mydjconnection.com/articles/2003/10/13/community/news12.txt Editorial: Court is wrong; prisoners' DNA samples don't invade privacy http://www.newarkadvocate.com/news/stories/20031013/opinion/446494.html A Small Town Loses Its Prisoners and Livelihood http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/13/national/13PRIS.html Letter to the editor: Cable TV for prisoners appalling http://www.oregonlive.com/letters/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/editorial/1065874010272280.xml Jailers Arrested in On-The-Job Beer Run http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-beer-buy,0,4614371.story?coll=sns-ap-nation-headlines Prisons contend with education budget cuts http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/101203/new_prisonscut.shtml New prisons chief calls for more caring, 'less scary' jails http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/story.jsp?story=452417 Make prison visits compulsory, says Kayveas http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2003/10/12/education/6426634&sec=education Prison workers march http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/news/stories/20031012/localnews/439931.html Judge refuses to drop woman from prison trial http://www.fresnobee.com/local/story/7576972p-8486225c.html No room in the budget for prison chaplains http://www.ajc.com/living/content/living/faithandvalues/1003/11chaplains.html;COXnetJSessionID=1JvUibw3tnygIOPfTh89utU7ClBm1pf8MRHtY2CJ7xrC1Tm8VHRS!-259563718?urac=n&urvf=10660042447430.08683205480709921 Bali survivor to address prisoners http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,7516524%5E1702,00.html Toothache 'cause of prison riot' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/southern_counties/3179346.stm Budget cuts may close Rutledge State Prison http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/mld/ledgerenquirer/news/6977351.htm Prison killing 'in self-defence' http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,7517458%5E1702,00.html 'Rampant' harassment at prisons? http://www.dailynewstribune.com/news/local_regional/harassment10102003.htm Locking people up in bad prisons is a costly way of making them worse http://www.economist.com/World/europe/displayStory.cfm?story_id=2121962 Prisoner: Wrong man convicted in Belle Glade murder http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/sfl-pstokes09oct09,0,6877040.story?coll=sfla-news-palm Prisoners in Human Rights Victory over Government http://www.news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=2034682 Budget Stretched As Prisoners Farmed Out http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=10292910&BRD=2020&PAG=461&dept_id=231738&rfi=6 Adams OKs less expensive cable deal for prison http://www.eveningsun.com/Stories/0,1413,140~9956~1687504,00.html Prison Officer Wins Damages from Knife-Slash Inmate http://www.news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=2030495 Execution drug 'left prisoners dying in agony' http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/10/08/wexec08.xml&sSheet=/portal/2003/10/08/ixportal.html N.Y. prisoners top state average in GED success http://www.theithacajournal.com/news/stories/20031008/localnews/410510.html Governor, legislators spar over private prisons http://famulus.msnbc.com/famuluscom/bizjournal10-04-010503.asp?bizj=PHO Prisoner who was held after conviction overturned sues Arizona for $11 million http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/breaking/10_7_03exconsues.html Prisons report paints an ugly picture http://www.sundaytimes.co.za/zones/sundaytimes/newsst/newsst1065518947.asp Clark addresses education, prisons in Little Rock forum http://www.thedailycitizen.com/articles/2003/10/07/news/news2.txt Number of juveniles in prisons rises http://www.capetimes.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=271&fArticleId=254315 Prison pilot program under way http://www.dailylocal.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=10278232&BRD=1671&PAG=461&dept_id=17782&rfi=6 Oregon prisoners getting cable http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/142861_prisoncable07.html Prisoners Prepare Teddy Bears for Orphans and Others http://www.wbay.com/Global/story.asp?S=1471634&nav=51s7INpv Egypt must release gay prisoners, says civil rights group http://uk.gay.com/headlines/5167 Prisoners can't be kept from donated organs http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/6951820.htm Nevada prison inmates raise $15,000 for breast cancer research http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nevada/2003/oct/06/100610837.html Private prison operator ready to grow anew http://www.tennessean.com/business/archives/03/10/40499573.shtml?Element_ID=40499573 State prison teachers make voices heard in support of AB 1219 http://www.ivpressonline.com/articles/2003/10/04/news/news07.txt Kakamega prison has 1,100 excess inmates http://www.eastandard.net/headlines/news06102003002.htm No room at South Island prisons http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/default.asp?id=35845&c=w Prisoners' children getting mentors http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/index.php?page=local&story_id=100403b1_grant Lincoln, Logan prisons will finally receive new guards http://www.lincolncourier.com/news/03/10/03/d.asp Lingle concerned about prison lawsuits, riots http://www.kpua.net/news.php?id=674 Judge orders humane treatment of prisoners http://www.greatfallstribune.com/news/stories/20031003/localnews/380531.html Alabama prisons release 5,000 http://www.theplainsman.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2003/10/02/3f7c26f5413e6 State has stretched prisons beyond limits, officials say http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2003/Oct/02/ln/ln20a.html $700 million urged for prisons http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/1002prisons02.html Gov. plans to fix overcrowding in Ariz. prisons http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/index.php?page=local&story_id=100203a1_private_prison Oklahoma leads the nation in putting women in prison http://www.kotv.com/pages/viewpage.asp?id=52054 Some Alabama Female Prisoners May Change Louisiana Lockups http://www.nbc13.com/news/2527156/detail.html Prison Shakeups: Three Wardens Fired, New Officials Named http://www.southernillinoisan.com/rednews/2003/10/02/build/top/TOP001.html Prisoner DNA law declared unconstitutional http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2003-10-02-dna-law_x.htm Court Gives Prisoners More Time To Request DNA Testing http://www.click10.com/news/2523214/detail.html Court rules prison violated Nevada inmates' rights http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nevada/2003/oct/01/100110064.html Female prisoners may move again http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1064999716100550.xml 17 prisoners pardoned in Ondo http://www.dailytimesofnigeria.com/DailyTimes/2003/October/1/17prisoners.asp Closing prisons could jeopardize safety and cost more http://www.walb.com/Global/story.asp?S=1465389&nav=5kZQIIa6 Iowa's Prisons Still Overcrowded http://www.theomahachannel.com/news/2524689/detail.html Why no one really cares about prison rape http://slate.msn.com/id/2089095/ Hepatitis C in prisons worries guards http://www.lsj.com/news/local/030930guards_hepc_1a-4a.html The Florida Department of Corrections announced plans to build several new state prisons http://www.wtvynews4.com/home/headlines/486447.html Bursting point: the drugs mules filling up UK prisons http://politics.guardian.co.uk/homeaffairs/story/0,11026,1052488,00.html Prisons change meals to trim costs http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/nation/6896403.htm Prosecutors pressure freed prisoner http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/articles/2003/09/29/news_opinion/local/0d11337efa06a25786256db000127394.txt Former prisoner to share how DNA evidence set him free http://www.redandblack.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2003/09/29/3f77902774ee1 Doctor Hired To Review Health Care In Ohio’s Prisons http://www.onnnews.com/story.php?record=26961 Hepatitis C prevalent in state's prisons http://www.mlive.com/news/jacitpat/index.ssf?/base/news-6/1064849790286790.xml The high cost of crime and punishment is forcing legislators and state bureaucrats to think about alternatives to prison. http://www.freep.com/voices/editorials/ecrowd29_20030929.htm Federal Prisons Can Become Factories Behind Bars; Former Economists Agree Inmate Work Programs Teach Job Skills, Reduce Crime http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=127-09292003 Some States Start Trimming Prisoners' Meals http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/29/national/29PRIS.html In prison, rape should not be a part of the penalty http://www.tallahassee.com/mld/democrat/news/opinion/6870151.htm Grand jury to investigate Florida's only maximum security prison for girls http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/sfl-cpfigjury29sep29,0,3919830.story?coll=sfla-news-palm

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