PRISON
Showing 1 - 16 of 37 | next page
Start a blog »
Blog posts related to this topic:
THE NEW FORTY What was in that urine?
I am all for being a law-abiding citizen. I understand that we have laws and penalties for good reasons. I do take issue sometimes though with the sensibility of some laws and penalties. Case-in-point...
Posted on 4/22/13 at 7:49 PM
NEW PLATEAUS Prisons Should be for Protection and Rehabilitation--Not Revenge
In November 2009, Andrew Conley, 17, was wrestling with his 10-year old brother when he decided to put a choke hold on him. This was no innocent big brother antic, however. It was the act of a killer....
Posted on 8/1/12 at 11:01 AM
GOD TRACKS Saved from the pit
Sheila Raye Charles, the daughter of legendary singer Ray Charles, says her father was amazing - but he couldnt save her from a life that took her to federal prison. That took someone with more power...
Posted on 11/1/11 at 7:06 PM
THE FLENSBURGER FILES The Flensburg Point System: 60 years of Ensuring Safety in Germany
A situation where no one should be in but it is unavoidable: a driver travels on the Autobahn 10 encircling the capital of Germany, Berlin, going 20 kilometers per hour over the speed limit (the max...
Posted on 4/4/11 at 7:47 AM
Staff on strike at 7 prisons in western Canada 
Employees at seven prisons Canada's Alberta province have walked off the job to protest the suspension of one of their colleague who complained about safety issues.
By Associated Press , April 27, 2013
In drug death, supplier lives with remorse
Tim LaMere is grateful he's in prison. At 18, he was admitted to treatment for the first time. He went again at 19. He was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia in September 2008 and then drug possession a couple of months later.
By Sarah Horner , April 13, 2013
RELATED CONTENT
2 inmates still at large from Minnesota federal prison
The two inmates who disappeared from a low-security prison camp in Duluth over the weekend are still missing. They were discovered missing Saturday evening from the federal camp, which is on the former Duluth Air Force Base.
By Associated Press , April 01, 2013
RELATED CONTENT
Holder averts furloughs of prison staffers
Attorney General Eric Holder says he has averted daily furloughs of 3,570 federal prison staffers around the country, moving $150 million from other Justice Department accounts to stave off a serious threat to the lives and safety of correctional staff, inmates and the public.
By Pete Yost , March 23, 2013
RELATED CONTENT
Colorado Corrections Dept. chief shot, killed at home
The fatal shooting of Colorado's top prisons official when he answered the front door at his house highlights a troubling reality for the nation's judges, prosecutors and other legal officials: At a time when attacks on them are rising, it's difficult for them to remain secure, even when they are off duty.
By Nicholas Riccardi and P. Solomon Banda , March 20, 2013
Inmate loses appeal over prison dental treatment
A North Dakota prison inmate convicted of killing and dismembering a Wisconsin man has lost his appeal over medical treatment at the state penitentiary.
By Associated Press , March 10, 2013
Transfer of US prison to Afghans delayed again
The long-awaited transfer of the U.S. detention center in Afghanistan was delayed once again Saturday after a deal struck between the two governments broke down before the planned handover ceremony.
By Heidi Vogt , March 09, 2013
Grand Forks County jail guards honored for preventing suicide
For their actions in preventing the suicides of two inmates, officers Rod Kelley and Preston Engstrom recently received lifesaving awards from jail Administrator Bret Burkholder.
By Kevin Bonham , February 16, 2013
Sandusky seeks less harsh prison setting
A lawyer for former Penn State assistant Jerry Sandusky said Friday his client has gotten his fighting spirit back after his child abuse conviction and sentencing and hopes prison officials will find a way to house him under less restrictive conditions than he currently experiences.
By Mark Scoloforo , December 07, 2012
RELATED CONTENT
Lakota, N.D., sex offender wants reduced sentence
A man who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting and impregnating a 13-year-old girl in Lakota, N.D., is seeking a sentence reduction, despite his repeated violations of probation.
By Stephen J. Lee , September 21, 2012
RELATED CONTENT
Minnesota law to give more inmates green thumbs
Cory Schilling, Minnesota Inmate No. 194695, wasn't expecting much when he started working on the vegetable garden on the grounds of the Red Wing state prison last spring. Gardening plots like the one in Red Wing are likely coming to more Minnesota prisons next spring under a state law that takes effect Wednesday.
By Martiga Lohn , July 27, 2012
RELATED CONTENT
Former ND prison warden banned from property
North Dakota's retired state prison warden will no longer be allowed on Corrections Department property after revelations that he did not inform authorities a decade ago that a State Penitentiary inmate had downloaded child pornography.
By Associated Press , July 06, 2012
Minnesota inmates can now receive email
Beginning Monday, inmates in the state's 10 prisons can receive messages from family and friends via email. But to send a letter, prisoners will still have to use paper, pen and postage.
By Associated Press , July 03, 2012
'Disturbing' images, but no crime
Behind the closed door in the basement of the brick rambler in south Moorhead, the unsettling images were everywhere.
By Mike Nowatzki , May 27, 2012
RELATED CONTENT
Funding dropoff imperils college classes in prison
Marla Thao has a binder of diplomas and a criminal record.
There's her associate of science degree, an office support certificate and her paralegal degree. She got them while serving seven years for promoting prostitution of teenage runaways.
By Katherine Lymn , March 05, 2012
RELATED CONTENT
Showing 1 - 16 of 37 | next page
View your ad here! Cost effective targeted advertising.
Contextual advertising starting as low as $79/month. This includes targeted ad delivery and search results!
Add your business to the Marketplace »
RSS Feeds