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What letters from Texas prisoners in solitary confinement can teach us about the effects of mass...
Houston Public Media· 6 days agoDamascus James talks about his project, Texas Letters, and what visiting and exchanging letters with...
Texas prisons are hell on Earth
Dallas Morning News· 3 days agoThis veritable inferno is solitary confinement in Texas — bathroom-sized cells of isolation where the condemned spend 22 to 24 hours a day. More people...
Convict Freed In French Ambush Has History Of Violent Crime: Prosecutor
International Business Times· 7 days agoMohamed Amra, the convict freed by gunmen in a murderous motorway attack Tuesday, has a long history...
'I had grown up in prison': Former inmates talk impact of adult justice system on youth
Gannett via AOL· 2 days ago"It is something that is pervasive in our community right now," said Jessica Yeary, the elected...
Fighting for transparency in Michigan prisons
WLNS Lansing via Yahoo News· 5 days agoEx-prisoners and the families of people serving long sentences, gathered on the Capitol lawn today with one goal in mind, helping people take care of...
Judge won't postpone Delphi murder suspect's hearings; defense asks judge to step down
Journal & Courier via Yahoo News· 4 days agoIt is expected to run through the middle of November. By the time of his trial, Allen will have...
Why hasn't Alaska executed anyone since statehood? Juneau's last hangings may be the reason.
Alaska Public Radio Network· 6 days agoWhen Mary Lou Spartz was a senior at Juneau High School in 1948, she says she could hear the sounds...
Fugitive ‘The Fly’ tried to saw prison bars before guards were 'shot like dogs'
The US Sun· 7 days agoFUGITIVE Mohamed Amra, dubbed "The Fly", tried to saw his way free from jail just days before...
Jury finds former Boulder County deputy liable in excessive force case
Daily Times-Call, Longmont, Colo. via Yahoo News· 7 days agoMay 14—A jury returned a verdict Monday finding that a former Boulder County Sheriff's Office deputy, who is now an officer at the University of Colorado Boulder Police Department, used excessive ...
Correctional officers union opposes McKee’s nomination of interim director for permanent job
Rhode Island Current via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe union representing the state prison system’s correctional officers expressed outrage Friday over...