Prison Inmates

Criminal Justice: One Of The Enormous Non-Issues Of Presidential Politics

James Freedman | Posted 07.23.2008 | Home

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James Freedman

A candidate like Obama -- who says "thoughtful things" and actually speaks in "paragraphs" as opposed to soundbites -- might be willing to address the topic. But don't hold your breath.

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Ending the Hidden, Savage Routine of Prison Rape

Mike Farrell | Posted 03.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Herman Wallace, Rape, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Prison Rape Elimination Act, Prison, Prison Rape, Robert King Wilkerson, Albert Woodfox, Stop Prisoner Rape, Prison Inmates, Politics News
Mike Farrell

Even with what you think you know about our appalling prisons, you've certainly missed the disgusting secret: rape.

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How Much Progress Can We Make with Our Mothers in Prison?

Renata Cobbs Fletcher | Posted 02.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Women's Incarceration, Recidivism, Prison, Prison Inmates, Prisoners, Women Prisoners, Politics News
Renata Cobbs Fletcher

In addition to the obstacles all ex-prisoners habitually face, women returning from prison contend with a host of additional impediments.

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Changing Our Prison Systems Will Take a Little Bit of Intelligence

Michealene Cristini Risley | Posted 12.07.2007 | Politics

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Michealene Cristini Risley

Think about it, for each person per year that we incarcerate, we are spending almost as much to house them as it would cost per person to pay off the national debt. Does this make sense?

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This Thanksgiving, Most of All

Jeralyn Merritt | Posted 11.22.2007 | Politics

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Jeralyn Merritt

What I'm most thankful for is that I'm not in jail eating processed turkey on a plastic plate: I'm thinking about the children of the incarcerated.

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Prison Inmates Play Major Role In Fighting Wildfires

AP | GARANCE BURKE | Posted 10.27.2007 | Home

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They've stolen cars, used drugs and forged checks. When California is burning, they fight fires. About a quarter of the 14,000 firefighters defending...

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