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  Former Mayor Bill Campbell of Atlanta, with his wife, Sharon, after he was sentenced to 30 months for tax evasion in 2006. Jessica McGowan for The New York Times   By Shaila Dewan  -  March 5, 2008 ATLANTA — The Federal Bureau of Prisons a...

Alcohol has been with us since the beginning of civilization, in the best and worst of circumstances. It has survived countless attempts to limit and ban it and, through man’s ingenuity, it has prevailed. No matter what the situation, men have always found a way to beg, bor...

excerpt from the book "Crime and Punishment in America"Why solutions to America's most stubborn social crisis have not worked - and what willby Elliott CurrieHenry Holt, 1998, paper p37What the experience of the past twenty-five years would seem to tell us, then, is that we have paid ...

Lissette Almodovar records for her nieces. She hasn't heard from her daughter since she was imprisoned. (AKIRA SUWA / Staff)Mon, Sep. 17, 2012  By Joelle FarrellFrom an old cassette tape player in a sunny Pennsauken kitchen, Lissette Almodovar's voice filled the room. She told a story about red, ...

Michael Montgomery/California WatchCells are clustered in the C unit at Pelican Bay State Prison's Security Housing Unit.Sep 13, 2012 • Michael Montgomery - California State corrections officials are moving forward with a plan for handling prison gangs and other violent groups, including changing...

THE BUILD.Greg Ortiz, left, and Ken Blau work on a custom bike at the prison.(RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post)By Kirk Mitchell - The Denver Post  -  09/11/2012CAÑON CITY - Rick Fitzpatrick was mortified when a cable TV producer proposed to make a reality cable show starring prison inmates in the cus...

Damien Echols, one of the West Memphis Three, left, and actor Johnny Depp at a press conference for the film "West of Memphis" at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Starpix, Marion Curtis) By Associated Pr...

Jeff Lautenberger/Staff PhotographerBiggins offers a sample of brisket to a friend to check for tenderness. In 1993, he was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in a drug ring.Saturday, September 8, 2012DALLAS (AP) - As a line of hungry friends forms in front of him, Clyde Biggins snaps o...

Prisoners Take the LeadCorey John Richardson, MPAS, MBA,Yahoo! Contributor Network Jan 5, 2011 I'm angry. No, I'm furious - and it's been stewing, brewing, and percolating for years. It's not because of deeper cuts in Amerika's already sub-par education, health care, and other social services ...