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Massachusetts May Toss Thousands Of Convictions For Drug Test Fraud

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Nearly Half Of Prisoners Lack Access To Vocational Training

Without these opportunities, the rate of recidivism is significantly higher.
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Jeff Sessions Reverses Obama-Era Policy That Curtailed DOJ's Private Prison Use

For-profit prisons were found to be more dangerous, but the attorney general said they're needed to "meet the future needs of the federal correctional system.”
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Jailed Activist Alleges Inmates Are Being Mistreated And Neglected At New York Prison

In a letter, Martin Gottesfeld highlighted a myriad of alleged health and safety issues plaguing inmates.
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Federal Prisoner Who Blogged For HuffPost Has No First Amendment Rights, Court Rules

He was punished for writing about a secretive prison where he spent years in isolation.
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18 States Have Packed Prisons Over Maximum Capacity

One state had 20,000 more prisoners than its facilities were designed to hold.
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Federal Prisons Will Now Recognize Humanism As A Religion

Humanist inmates can now request time and space for activities, visits by humanist chaplains and access to literature and study materials.
By Kimberly Winston, Religion News Source