Federal Prison

Mass Incarceration as a Public Policy

Michael Santos | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Public Policy, Federal Prison, Mass Incarceration, Professor Jonathan Simon, Recidivism, Prison, James Q Wilson, Crime News
Michael Santos

The objective of building a massive prison system didn't include mechanisms that would encourage prisoners to work toward earning freedom, to redeem themselves, or to prepare for a return to society as law-abiding citizens.

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R. Allen Stanford: What's Next?

Michael Santos | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Federal Prison, Ponzi Scheme, White Collar Crime, Prison, Crime News
Michael Santos

I was in my early 20's when a jury convicted me, and I faced a possible sentence of life. If Stanford struggles with his conscience, as I did, he will feel alienated from society in ways that aggravate the pain.

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Man Convicted Of Running Bogus $100 Million Bank Over His Computer

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: Danny Ray Hardin, Bank Fraud, Federal Prison, Banking Frauds, White Collar Crime, Missouri Crime, Denny Ray Hardin, Private Banking, Mail Fraud, Private Bank of Danny Ray Hardin, Federal Fraud Charges, Video, Crime News

Money doesn't grow on trees and you can't print it on your computer either. That's the lesson Danny Ray Hardin, 52, learned Wednesday in Kansas Ci...

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Chicken Fajitas Sicken 500 In Federal Prison

AP | JOE MANDAK | Posted 09.14.2011

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PITTSBURGH — Officials have confirmed an outbreak of salmonella poisoning at a high-security federal prison in northeastern Pennsylvania that si...

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Ex-Wachovia Executive Get Six Years In Prison For Billing Scam

Posted 09.01.2011

Read More: Federal Prison, Wachovia Scam, John Cousar, Scott Welch, Wachovia Sentenced, Wachovia Fraud, Bank Jail, Wachovia Executive, Bank Prison, Wachovia Bank, Fraud Prison, Business News

(AP) CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A former Wachovia Bank vice president will spend nearly six years in federal prison and have to pay roughly $13 million after...

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Enron Mastermind Moved Out Of Prison

AP | JUAN A. LOZANO | Posted 07.18.2011

Read More: Enron Corp, Federal Prison, Louisiana, Halfway House, Enron Mastermind, Enron Prison, Andrew Fastow, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Enron Prison 2011, Business News

HOUSTON — Andrew Fastow, the mastermind behind financial schemes that doomed Enron Corp., returned to Houston this week to serve the remainder o...

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Adam Montoya Died In Agony: Perkin Prison Inmate Begged For Help, Witnesses Say

AP | DAVID MERCER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Doj, Civil Rights, Hiv, Pekin Prison, Meth, Department of Justice, Federal Prison, Counterfitting, Jail, Illinois, Cancer, Autopsy, Coroner, Adam Montoya, Hepatitis C, Chicago News

PEKIN, Ill. — For days before he died in a federal prison, Adam Montoya pleaded with guards to be taken to a doctor, pressing a panic button in ...

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27 Years In Solitary: Time For Thought In Florence Supermax

CNN | Stephanie Chen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Federal Prison, Supermax Prison, Tommy Silverstein, Solitary, Solitary Confinement, Florence Colorado, Denver News

(CNN) -- Tommy Silverstein has been held in solitary confinement for the past 27 years, longer than anyone else in the federal prison system, his lawy...

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Felons In Prison Should Be Able To Vote In Washington State, Federal Judges Rule

AP | RACHEL LA CORTE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: State Prison, Racial Bias, Muhammad Shabazz Farrakhan, Court of Appeals, Race, Politics, Federal Prison, Vote, Prison, 9th Circuit, Voting Rights Act, Jail, Right to Vote, The Sentencing Project, Felons, Minorities, Politics News

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Incarcerated felons should be allowed to vote in Washington to ensure that racial minorities are protected under the Voting Rig...

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