Prison's Littlest Victims
It's long been fashionable for politicians to boast that they're "tough on crime." But by getting tough on crime, the United States has also gotten tough on children.
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Finally, a Reality Show for Men
Tom Matlack | Posted 08.27.2009 | Living
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The male stick figures presented by popular culture, often either Navy Seal macho or Two and a Half Men ignorant, confuse our boys.
Breaking Our Addiction to Prison
Gen. Barry McCaffrey | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics
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It has been proven beyond a reasonable doubt that Drug Courts work. Drug Courts significantly reduce drug abuse and crime and do so at less expense than any other justice strategy.
Philippine Prisoners Dance to Michael Jackson's "Dangerous"
Disgrasian | Posted 08.26.2009 | Entertainment
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The prisoners at the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center make incarceration look really awesome with another Michael Jackson dance video, this time to "Dangerous."
Number Of Inmates Serving Life Terms Hits Record High
The New York Times | Posted 08.23.2009 | Politics
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Mary Thompson, an inmate at the California Institution for Women here, was convicted of two felonies for a robbery spree in which she threatened victi...
Getting Serious About Prison Rape
Pat Nolan | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics
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Prison rape has long been a staple of jokes on late night TV, but otherwise it has been ignored as an unseemly but intractable problem of our prisons.
A "Dryer" Version of Madoff
Ron Kuby | Posted 08.21.2009 | Home
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Let's see--he ripped off hedge fund managers, real estate moguls, and real estate lawyers. The trifecta. Were there any normal people who got hurt? Sadly, the answer is yes.
Should Volunteers Fill Gaps for Prison Cuts?
Pat Hardy | Posted 08.17.2009 | Living
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While the legislature slashes and burns program after program, our monthly workshops in 17 California prisons, are still on offer, deeply affecting the lives of prisoners and their families.
Prison Prevention for Kids: A Little Money Well Spent
Ramon Resa, MD | Posted 08.16.2009 | Living
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Intervention at the right age can turn a kid away from gangs, crime, and drugs for good whereas doling out stiff penalties only seems to result in more people going to prison.
Cash-Strapped States Cut Prison Sentences To Save
washingtonpost.com | Keith B. Richburg | Posted 08.13.2009 | Business
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NEW YORK Cash-strapped states are increasingly turning to alternative sentencing methods and to streamlined probation and parole as a way to keep low-...
2 Convicted Killers Escape From Maximum-Security Indiana Prison
AP | Posted 08.12.2009 | Home
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MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. — Police and prison guards aided by search dogs hunted Sunday for two convicted killers and a third man who escaped the maxi...
Sotomayor Was Tougher Than Colleagues On White Collar Crime
AP | Posted 08.09.2009 | Politics
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WASHINGTON — High court nominee Sonia Sotomayor typically handed out tougher prison sentences than her colleagues in the federal courthouse in M...
Immigration Detainee's Death Causes Controversy
The New York Times | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics
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When the 43-year-old man died in a New Jersey immigration jail in 2005, the very fact seemed to fall into a black hole. Although a fellow inmate scraw...
New England Journal of Medicine Reports Mental Health Epidemic Among Republican Governors
Andy Borowitz | Posted 07.05.2009 | Comedy
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According to the study, the symptoms of the epidemic include "bizarre, uncontrollable behaviors" and "grandiose self-ideations," including an impulse to compare oneself to Biblical figures.
The Value of Service
Pat Hardy | Posted 08.01.2009 | Living
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From the time I was a Girl Scout, helping out seemed to be what one did as part of being a responsible citizen in society.
My Jury Service to America
Paul Butler | Posted 08.01.2009 | Politics
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If I get put on a jury in a non-violent drug case, I'll vote "not guilty," based on my principles -- even if I think the defendant actually did it.
Behind the Wall
Jamie Wetherbe | Posted 07.25.2009 | Living
I was working for a nonprofit, which offersclasses -- like acting, music and even meditation -- and programs, like GED, to youth offenders. The guys at this facility are lucky: For the most part, other centers just let kids sit in cells.
Incarcerated Fathers Are Still Fathers
Alden Loury | Posted 07.23.2009 | Chicago
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In Illinois, nearly 90,000 children have a parent in prison or a parent who recently left prison. That pain can last for decades, and it doesn't instantly dissolve when those imprisoned fathers come home.
The Prisoners' Professor
John Lundberg | Posted 07.22.2009 | Living
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Richard Shelton's first interest in a prisoner's poetry was born from curiosity rather than charity. In 1970, a convicted murderer named Charles Schm...
Former Skinhead Battles Racism With Hockey
Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 07.20.2009 | Living
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Former skinhead Frank Meeink, whose life story was used for Edward Norton's character in American History X, shifted his perspective on skates.
ACLU Sues Over "Secretly Created" Federal Prison Unit Holding Muslims
AP | Posted 07.19.2009 | Politics
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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — The American Civil Liberties Union sued the government Thursday over the creation of a special unit at the federal prison in...
What If Released Inmates Stopped Committing Crimes?: Prison Reform That's Already Working -- Like Nothing You've Seen Before
Pamela Gerloff | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics
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Let's start changing our lock-up facilities into places that actually cause inmates to change their behavior -- so that when they leave them they never go back.
Prison Rabbi Set Up Live TV Feed Of Relative's Wedding For Inmate
New York Post | Dan Mangan | Posted 07.16.2009 | Local
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The Manhattan prison chaplain rabbi under fire for organizing a bar mitzvah in the Tombs also had a TV satellite truck come to the lockup so that a Je...
Man Gets 40 years In Prison For Stabbing Boss
AP | Posted 07.13.2009 | Business
CHICAGO — A man convicted of fatally stabbing his boss because of a bad job review has been sentenced to 40 years in prison. Cook County circuit ...
TEEN WITH 47 IQ Sentenced To 100 Years in Prison
MSNBC | Posted 07.13.2009 | Home
TEEN WITH 47 IQ: A teenager who has profound mental disabilities was sentenced to 100 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges in a sex abuse...
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