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American Prisons

Mass Incarceration: A Great Social Injustice

Michael Santos | Posted 05.05.2013 | Crime
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Michael Santos

I am one of those people who've been released from prison, but I'm still stuck in the criminal justice system.

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Experts: When A Relative Goes To Jail, The Whole Family Serves Time

Posted 02.11.2013 | Impact
Read More: Mandatory-Minimum Sentencing Law, Families Against Mandatory Minimums, Maximum Sentences, Video, Prison Costs, American Prisons, Prisoners, America Prison System, Prisoners Family Members, Criminals Family Members, Impact News

By Andrea Strong, TakePart Anyone familiar with the U.S. criminal justice system has likely heard the expression, “When a person gets sentenced t...

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VIDEO: Can A Tour Of Prisons Be Called A 'Travel Film?'

Paul Brady | Posted 02.22.2012 | Travel
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Paul Brady

Writer and academic Pete Brook takes an odd trip around the United States: He travels what he calls a "hidden" network of American prisons. But can we call his work "travel writing?"

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Andrew Losowsky

Prisoners Sue For Access To Books

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrew Losowsky | Posted 12.02.2011 | Books
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When Mark Melvin asked his friend to order him a Pulitzer Prize-winning history book, he didn't expect to have to file a lawsuit in order to read it. ...

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