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• in Politics
  Wartime Contracting
  $30 Billion Wasted in Afghanistan and Iraq
  by eklemens / on Aug 30, 2011
• in TV
  National Geographic Explorer Examines the Human Cost of "Solitary Confinement"
  As much as you would like to “get away from it all,” could you survive years of 24/7 solitary confinement?
  by missbobetier / on Oct 10, 2010
• in Politics
  Taking a Pig And Calling it a Princess: The Economist & American Justice
  So if the Economist and others want a changed justice landscape, taking a pig and calling it a princess will not get you there.
  by CrimeinAmerica / on Aug 10, 2010

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “prisons”

 

• Birmingham double murder accused found dead in prison cell

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 962
  Rimvydas Liorancas, charged with the murders of Avtar and Carole Kolar this month, found dead at Woodhill prison A Lithuanian man accused of the murders of a police officers parents in Birmingham has been found dead in his prison cell. Rimvydas Liorancas, 37, was charged with the murders of Avtar and Carole Kolar at ...
  18 hours ago

• Kenneth Clarke is denying ex-criminals a right to be treated equally | Erwin James

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 962
  The justice secretarys decision to ban ex-offenders from claiming compensation for crimes against them is discriminatory The announcement by Ken Clarke, the justice secretary, that people with criminal convictions will be banned from claiming compensation from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority when ...
  19 hours ago

• If Only President Obama Would Do Something About The Prison Population

  
  The Reality-Based Community — Authority: 122
  Adam Gopnik’s moral outrage about the shameful level of incarceration in the U.S. is right on target. However, the analysis in his New Yorker article is weak in multiple places, most notably in missing the biggest story going in incarceration these days. At the time President Obama was elected, the incarcerated ...
  1 day ago

• Former Prince George County corrections officer indicted in prisoner death www.privateofficer.com

  
  PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS NETWORK — Authority: 139
    Prince George MD Jan 28 2012  A former Prince George County corrections officer has been indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday for his role in the death of pretrial detainee Ronnie White more than three years ago, according to NBC Washington. The indictment charges the officer, 48-year-old Anthony McIntosh, ...
  3 days ago

• Many Pardon Applicants Stressed Connection to Mississippi Governor

  
  heave-ho.org — Authority: 449
  A look at the clemency applications of felons who were pardoned reveal that many contained personal appeals from friends of Gov. Haley Barbour and major Republican donors.
  3 days ago

• Increase of 1,000 prisoners in three weeks threatens more budget cuts

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 962
  Justice ministrys permanent secretary tells MPs rising costs of prison population is one of biggest risks we face A rise of more than 1,000 in the prison population in England and Wales in the last three weeks is threatening to trigger a new round of justice budget cuts, a top Whitehall official has warned. The ...
  4 days ago

• A Prison Without Bars Reminds Us We Can Change Entrenched Systems

  
  Humane Connection — Authority: 112
  Image courtesy of randy OHC via Creative Commons. For my blog post today, I’m sharing a recent post I wrote for Care2.com, an online community for people passionate about creating a better world. Here’s an excerpt from "A Prison Without Bars Reminds Us We Can Change Entrenched Systems" : ...
  6 days ago

• Paeodophile Martin Smith found dead in prison

  
  Daily Telegraph | Telegraph.co.uk — Authority: 163
  Martin Smith, a paedophile whose partner is accused of murdering their two children in a Spanish hotel, has been found dead in prison. Related Stories Paedophile Martin Smith found dead in prison
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• Paedophile Martin Smith found dead in prison

  
  Daily Telegraph | Telegraph.co.uk — Authority: 163
  Martin Smith, a paedophile whose partner is accused of murdering their two children in a Spanish hotel, has been found dead in prison. Related Stories Paeodophile Martin Smith found dead in prison
  6 days ago

• North Carolina: Convicted jihad accused of plotting to behead witnesses

  
  Jihad Watch — Authority: 688
  Hysen Sherifis jihad continued even in prison. "Convicted terrorist accused of plotting to kill witnesses," from the Associated Press, January 24 (thanks to EZ Rider): RALEIGH, N.C. – A North Carolina man sentenced to prison recently as part of a homegrown terrorist ring has been accused in a federal court...
  6 days ago

• 20 injured in Sri Lankan prison clash

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 533
  Colombo, Jan 24 (IANS) A total of 20 people were injured when guards and inmates clashed Tuesday in a Sri Lankan prison near capital Colombo, said an official.The clash broke out after a protest by a group of prisoners, Xinhua quoted Sri Lankan Prisons Commissioner P.W Kodippili as saying. As per initial reports, ...
  1 week ago

• Ohio prison guard fired after making threats about the governor on Facebook www.privateofficer.com

  
  PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS NETWORK — Authority: 139
      TURTLECREEK TWP.Jan 24 2012  — A prison guard at Lebanon Correctional Institution was terminated this week after making threats about the governor, but the guard claims such statements were made in jest. Jessie Hubbard, who lives in Trenton, was fired Tuesday, following an internal investigation into a ...
  1 week ago

• Governor Chris Christie on Drug Policy Reform

  
  The Reality-Based Community — Authority: 122
  It is very difficult for elected officials to talk seriously about drug policy reform (It is easy for them to talk about it non-seriously, but that’s a separate matter). The issues require nuanced dialogue, but the debate is dominated by polarized shouting matches. Reform minded politicians are typically reduced to ...
  1 week ago

• Good Samaritan shot trying to stop Lynwood robbery has died

  
  L.A. NOW — Authority: 783
  A Good Samaritan who was shot by a parolee as he tried to foil a Lynwood robbery has died of his wounds, authorities said Wednesday night.
  1 week ago

• Warning Of ‘Uncontrollable’ Riots In UK Jails

  
  Future News — Authority: 125
  The POA says one option is to put more prisoners in police cells; another is to let more go 4:45am UK, Thursday January 19, 2012 Becky Johnson, Sky News reporter Overcrowding in Britain’s prisons is reaching crisis point and could lead to widespread riots – with staff struggling to regain control. The warning has ...
  1 week ago

• Prison hampered by flaws in hi-tech roll call system, report reveals

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 962
  Failings of biometric system that monitors inmates to blame for disrupting education and training at HMP Isis, say inspectors Almost daily breakdowns in the operation of a cutting-edge biometric roll call system at a new London prison have paralysed its regime, sometimes for hours on end, an official inspection ...
  1 week ago

• Royal Navy may have to set pirates free

  
  $ watchersNplayers $ — Authority: 426
  The Royal Navy may be forced to release suspected pirates captured in the Indian Ocean because no country is willing to prosecute them. British officials are putting intense pressure on Kenya to accept the most recent captives, amid fears of warships turning into floating prisons A team of Royal Marines ...
  1 week ago

• The return of prison privatization sets off a furor

  
  The Buzz Florida Politics Feed — Authority: 136
  Rebuffed by a court, the Legislature is again pushing to privatize more than two dozen South Florida prisons, and the plan appears more controversial than ever because of a new layer of secrecy. Before a standing-room-only crowd, the Senate Rules Committee voted Wednesday to introduce bills (now numbered SB 2036 and ...
  1 week ago

• How Californias lifers are dying inside | Sadhbh Walshe

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 962
  Like thousands, Randall Ellis will likely never get parole. But do we really want prisons to become elderly homes for offenders? In 1981, when Randall Ellis was 16 years old, he participated in a robbery in which his co-defendant shot and killed a young store clerk. Because he took part in a robbery that led to a ...
  1 week ago

• Crime Poems: Competing Accounts of Moses Paul and the First Native American Publication

  
  Early American Crime — Authority: 94
  Click image to read more Early American Criminals When Mrs. Clark refused to let Moses Paul, a Native American, “have a dram” at Clark’s Tavern in Bethany, CT on a Saturday night, he was incensed. He became so disorderly, in fact, that he was forcibly removed from the tavern, but not before he vowed to exact ...
  1 week ago

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