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What it’s like to graduate from college while inside an Illinois prison
Incarcerated students accepted their diplomas from Augustana College at a commencement inside East Moline Correctional Center ...
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Former Inmates Shared Secrets About What Being In Prison Is Really Like, And I Have No Words
"You completely lose your agency in there. When inmates leave, they don't know how to run their own lives." View Entire Post ...
Private Prisons Are Booming Under Trump — Here’s What to Know
Since Donald Trump retook office, his administration has moved forward with promises to expand the surveillance, detention, ...
No Camera, No Case? A New York Trial Shows It’s Hard to Prove Prison Abuse Without Video
Michael McCallion waited years to confront in court the officers he said attacked him in prison. The guards denied the ...
Can a prison be beautiful? And should it?
Stillwater facility’s proposed closing prompts a look at the architectural significance of correctional centers in Minnesota.
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Researchers say the true cost of prisons and jails is higher than many realize
A new report tries to capture the true cost of incarceration to families of people behind bars. It found it costs them around ...
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The true cost of prisons and jails is higher than many realize, researchers say
A new report tries to capture the true cost of incarceration to families of people behind bars. It found it costs them around ...
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Jesse Matthew transferred to maximum-security prison
Officials at the super-maximum security prison confirmed Wednesday that Matthew was transferred to their custody from the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail. Officials would not comment on ...