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It Makes Economic Sense To Stop Prisoners From Getting Raped: DoJ

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 06.15.2012 | Business
Read More: Prison Reform, Prison Industry, Sexual Violence, Video, Rape, Prison Rape Elimination Act, Prison, Prisoners, Department of Justice, Prison Rape, Correctional Facility, Business News

In terms of dollars and cents, it makes sense to try and prevent prison rape. That's the conclusion of a recent report from the Department of Justi...

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Toward an Industry of Peace

Elena Quintana | Posted 11.12.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Prison Reform, Mass Incarceration, Peace, Recidivism, Prison Industrial Complex, Prison Workers, Department of Corrections, Correctional Facility, Decreasing-Recidivism, Chicago News
Elena Quintana

When I was growing up I learned that, although not perfect, the United States had the "best justice system in the world." That bill of goods can not even be faintly passed off with a straight face to today's schoolchildren.

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How A California Prison Became The Tear Gas Capital Of America

Luke Whyte | Posted 06.10.2011 | Impact
Read More: Voices of Justice, Prison Reform, Stockton, California, Prison, Prisoners, Condition Orange, Deuel Vocational Institution, Prisoner Rights, Correctional Officer, Correctional Facility, Prison Overcrowding, Tear Gas, Impact News
Luke Whyte

"Gas 'em 'till they puke" became the unofficial officers' motto back then -- so much so that, "You can still see it written on license plate frames in the parking lot."

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What It's Like To Spend 12 Years In A California Women's Prison

Luke Whyte | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Voices of Justice, Valley State Prison for Women, California, Women's Prisons, Prison, Armed Robbery, Prison Reform, Women's Rights, Prisoners, Prisoner Rights, Correctional Facility, Impact News
Luke Whyte

Punishment is an important part of the process, like the tilling of a soil where only the inmate themselves can plant new seeds. But, if they're to grow, it takes a network of support that barely exists.

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Manhunt In Maryland: Inmate Pretends To Be Cellmate, Walks Out Of Baltimore Prison

AP | BEN NUCKOLS | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Baltimore, Prison, Raymond Taylor, Inmate, Manhunt, Jail, Correctional Facility, Maryland Correctional Adjustment Center, Maryland, Escape, New York News

BALTIMORE — A man serving three life terms conned his way out of a Baltimore prison with help from his cellmate, an extraordinary escape that ra...

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