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Burly ex-cop fills days behind bars working out and reading books BY Clem Richardson / New York Daily News - June 13, 2012Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik is now known as Inmate No. 84888-054 at the Federal Correctional Institution in Cumberland, Md.Bernard Kerik's unpreced...

By Kevin J. Kelley  -  December 5, 2012Tim NewcombTwo staff members of a local housing action group were attending a recent training session for prospective volunteers at Chittenden Regional Corrrectional Facility, a women’s prison in South Burlington, when the subject of banned publications c...

December 05, 2012San Juan – Three inmates at a Puerto Rico prison, two of them convicted of murder, are part of an experiment that has them tweet out three times daily about their everyday life in confinement.The pilot program, dubbed "Follow me so you don't follow me," seeks to discour...

Analysts say the glut of drug offenders and limited access to rehabilitation require dramatic changes in how the criminal justice system deals with drug-related crimes.Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY  -  December 4. 2012Although drug offenders represent the single-largest category of prisoners in the ...

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A new report says federal prison officials rarely grant "compassionate release," even for the most gravely ill inmates.by CARRIE JOHNSON - November 30, 2012Back in 1984, Congress gave authorities the power to let people out of federal prison early, in extraordinary circumstances, like i...

Prison can't be the state's primary tool to fight crime.By James Austin - November 28, 2012 The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's data show that people serving one, two or three years have the same recidivism rates. Above: ...

Marvin Chapman and Richard Gillmere are among a small crew of inmates at the Monroe Correctional Complex who volunteer to repair stolen or abandoned bicycles collected by the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office. Once repaired, the bikes are turned over to local human-services groups so they can be ...

By Wayne Drash - Monday, November 26, 2012In Nepal, some children grow up in prison with their parents because there isn't a social safety net large enough to care for them.(CNN)-- The boy was scared, angry, insecure. His dad was away in prison, and the son didn't know how to grapple with his los...