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Opinion by Tehama Lopez Bunyasi - Assistant professor of political science at Ohio University.October 19, 2012If we’re worried about rising income inequality further dampening the nation’s economic growth, then we need to do something about the 2.2 million people behind bars in the country - 60 p...

Gerardo's New WritThe Dangers and Degradations of Daily Prison Lifeby DANNY GLOVER and SAUL LANDAUJanuary 14, 2013We wait with a Latina woman and two of her kids until the prison guard at the entrance desk calls our number. We pass through the X-ray machine and get our wrists stamped. Then we sit...

What Prisoners Need To Know SSA Publication No. 05-10133, ICN 468767 Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments generally are not payable for months that you are confined to a jail, prison, or certain other public institutions for the commission of a cri...

Contributed by Richland County Public Information OfficeJanuary 11, 2013On Thursday, December 20, the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center celebrated their first Turning Leaf Project (TLP) graduation. After 12 arduous weeks, 21 inmates received their well-deserved certificates to honor their hard work...

by Walter Pavlo, Contributor  -  January 10, 2013With so many Wall Streeters either in prison or heading to prison, I thought I would give a recap of what the holidays are like in federal prison camps. Believe it or not, prisons do try to make the holidays a bit more special than the normal grind...

By BJ Austin -Tuesday January 8, 2013Some hidden fees on a Dallas County jail inmate's debit cards surprised county commissioners and even the sheriff. A complaint from a former jail inmate brought the fees to light.Former inmate Steve Mathis of Garland told commissioners he was being charged mon...

Under the program, a team of as many as eight people will place inmates most at risk of re-arrest in a publicly funded apartment and provide 24-hour support as long as needed. Michael Stults panhandles in Louisville, Ky. on December 5.(Photo: Aaron Borton, The (Louisville, Ky.) C...

By David Voreacos - August 14, 2007Aug. 14 (Bloomberg) --Timothy Rigas, the former chief financial officer of Adelphia Communications Corp., married the mother of his young daughter nine days before starting a 20-year prison term for accounting fraud.Rigas, 51, reported yesterday to the Feder...

March 16, 2010  - By Nathan Gorenstein INQUIRER Staff Writer As a con artist and swindler, Kevin Waltzer had genuine talent. He began by scamming $300,000 in a 1999 stock fraud, later displayed a knack for getting victims to invest in worthless companies, and ultimately orchestrated a comple...