Inmates who have not completed high school are required to study for and pass their GED. This is a service provided at no cost. If an inmate would like to take college courses and pursue a degree, they are encouraged to do so but the courses are offered by various accredited university like LSU and others through their "distance learning" programs. These courses are just like regular college with a price on each hour of credit. The courses are proxied

Generally, it is easier to get a furlough from the halfway house than from the prison itself. halfway house is a transitional time where the inmate is given small time periods to go home and be with their family, find a job or go to religious services. A furlough is an authorized absence from an institution by an inmate who is not under escort of a staff member, a US Marshal, other federal or state agent. Furloughs

Maximum security federal inmates and most State prison inmates may buy TVs from the commissary for about $150. Inmates watch regular network TV shows, the news and are connected to educational and religious programming, too - no cable though. General population TV does have basic cable, no premium channels.

The facilities do not service, but inmates with money on their books may buy instant coffee from the commissary

Orange might seem more pervasive than it is because prisoners often change into orange when they go out in public. Sheriffs sometimes put prisoners in orange during perp walks in front of reporters, and prisoners often wear orange in court. The Federal Bureau of Prisons issues khaki trousers and shirts. New York state actually bans the color orange among prisoners: It issues uniforms that are "hunter green," and lets them wear their own T-shirts, as long as they're

Yes, all facilities offer Ramadan meals, kosher meals, no-pork diets or any religious accommodation.

It is generally something that is frowned upon. Inmates should not talk about their crime, especially if the crime is a societal taboo that would make the offender a target for prison justice. Inmates will start with, "How much time do you have?" ...which is usually followed by..."what happened?" Inmates can ALWAYS find out why a person is incarcerated. Inmates are smart. As in inmate, a person has nothing but time to think and gather information. I remember all

Yes, inmates make millions of license plates each year. Here are some other products and services that inmates are placing into the public sector. 1. BOOKS FOR THE BLIND There are 36 prison Braille-writing programs in the United States. Through the American Printing House for the Blind, offenders help write K-12 textbooks for blind students. In Missouri, the Center for Braille and Narration Production employs 102 convicts, many whom are certified through the Library of Congress. They transcribe

Federal and state laws govern the establishment and administration of prisons as well as the rights of the inmates. Although prisoners do not have full Constitutional rights, they are protected by the Constitution's prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment (see Amendment VIII). This protection requires that prisoners be afforded a minimum standard of living. Prisoners retain some other Constitutional rights, including due process in their right to administrative appeals and a right of access to the parole process. The Equal

Each state has its own policy regarding visitation for death row prisoners. In general, prison officials have wide latitude to craft policies, including visitation policies, that maintain institutional security and inmate discipline. Inmates sentenced to death are housed at the highest security prison in the Department of Correction They may be held in different facilities than inmates with life without parole. Death row inmates are subject to more restrictions than inmates sentenced to life without parole including: