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Solitary confinement is wrong, whether it's in here or in IranOp-Ed  -  By Shane Bauer  -  October 18, 2012Seven months after my release from captivity in Iran, I am standing in a prison cell again. Like the cells I've gone back to in my dreams, this one was built for solitary confinement, and as...

By Steve McConnell - The Times-Tribune, Scranton - October 15, 2012Stephanie Lanza locked eyes with her uncle's killer and bade him a bitter goodbye."Knowing that you'll never see the outside world again makes me smile," Lanza said Friday before a federal judge sentenced Allen Archie Hu...

The first two years of Steven Hartzell's prison term were filled with aimless, seemingly endless days.Then the Indianapolis resident, who was serving a 10-year sentence for robbery at the Putnamville Correctional Facility in Greencastle, met Rosey, a former racing greyhound.Hartzell was one of th...

Friday, October 12, 2012BUNNELL --After spending some time in the Flagler County Inmate Facility, two inmates will be ready to work in an area restaurant thanks to a new program introduced by Flagler County Sheriff Donald W. Fleming.Inmate Trustees Oleh Dubrovskyy and Justin Hurt were assigned to...

October 12, 2012  -  Associated PressDALLAS – A Dallas woman who beat her 2-year-old daughter and glued the toddler's hands to a wall was sentenced Friday to 99 years in prison by a judge who described his decision as a necessary punishment for a brutal, shocking attack.Elizabeth Escalona did not...

by Anthony Papa Manager, Media Relations, Drug Policy AllianceOctober 10, 2012Before being found guilty of 45 counts of child sex abuse and then being sentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison, Jerry Sandusky astounded the nation. He had the audacity to make an unapologetic statement that was broadca...

The 6-foot-5 Murray, serving a four-year term in the singer’s 2009 death, was rushed to the hospital this week fearing he might die from blood clots in his legs, lawyer Michael Flanagan said.FREDERICK M. BROWN/GETTY IMAGES  - Dr. Conrad Murray is suffering dangerously slow blood flow in lower ext...

By Claire Dorotik, LMFTWhile there may be some people who believe that inmates cannot, or should not be rehabilitated, returning them back to civilian life in a productive way is actually the original purpose of our prisons. Yet just how, may still evade us. So it may be surprising then that some...

Antoinette McGowan,Yahoo! Contributor Network Jan 19, 2007 While so many prison inmates are waiting to get release there are a few that will do anything to stay in there. If released they will do what they have to get sent back. These people seem to be addicted to prison life. For them the addi...