Inmate/students practice blues harmonica during a classroom session of the Blues Tradition in American Literature course inside Parchman Prison in Mississippi. John Burnett May 13, 2023 By John Burnett - NPR PARCHMAN, Miss. — Nine big men sit attentive...
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May 4, 2023 By Lilly Quiroz - NPR When incarcerated people leave prison, are they actually free? Turns out, the singer/songwriter John Legend is one of 113 million American adults who has had a family member incarcerated. He tells his family's story in this 30-min...
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April 28, 2023 By Tilda Wilson - NPR Every month, Renee Hoolan sends her son, Bailey Sanders, $75. He's been incarcerated for the last 6 years, so he uses that money for things like over-the-counter medications, shoes for his job or minutes on the phone. Hoolan said it's har...
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Fraudster set to start her jail term on Thursday despite desperate bids to avoid it Her family begged a judge not to separate Holmes, 38, from her young children She is expected to end up at a federal female prison offering 'parenting classes' By MILES DILWOR...
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By Jailen Leavell - WDRB TV April 19, 2023 LOUISVILLE, KY -- A nonprofit is providing a pathway to new opportunities for people in prison. Goodwill Industries of Kentucky hosted Second Chance Day at its opportunity center in downtown Louisville on Wednesday. ...
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By Jim Walsh April 17, 2023 JOINT BASE McGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST – A federal prison here is introducing a new tactic in its fight against smuggled cellphones. FCI Fort Dix has announced plans for a “contraband interdiction system” intended to identify and disable ille...
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March 31, 2023 By Walter Pavlo - Forbes The United States Senate voted Wednesday to terminate a COVID-19 pandemic national emergency order which had recently been extended by President Joe Biden. The CARES Act was set to expire on May 11, 2023 but with Biden expected to sig...
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By Hassan Kanu - Reuters March 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is opposing a bipartisan proposal to restrict judges’ ability to impose longer sentences based on alleged crimes even if a unanimous jury has acquitted the defendant of those very same allegations....
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Convicted murderer gets head shaved ahead of prison booking March 3, 2023 Alex Murdaugh is facing the stark reality of spending the rest of his life behind bars in a state prison surrounded by the country's most violent offenders. The disgraced legal s...