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  • With few other outlets, inmates review prisons on Yelp

      Prisons around the country have been reviewed on everything from mediocre food to serious abuse on Yelp. The Los Angeles County Jail (not pictured above) has a two-star rating based on 20 Yelp reviews. One review by user Gigi D.,who has nine check-ins to the location reads: “W...

  • Inmates posting reviews of prisons on Yelp

      Inmates move between cell blocks at San Quentin State Prison. (Yelp) By Eric Pfeiffer, Yahoo! News   –  Mon, Apr 29, 2013       “Not recommended.” When it comes to a firsthand prison review, do you really need to know...

  • Incarcerated Dads, Kids Reunited At Castaic Detention Center

    Incarcerated Dads, Kids Reunited At Castaic Detention Center (courtesy LASD) April 29, 2013 SANTA CLARITA (CBSLA.com)— It was a weekend to remember for nearly 50 male inmates at a Southland detention center after spending some quality time with their little ones....

  • Teaching Shakespeare In A Maximum Security Prison - NPR

    April 22, 2013Many people thought Laura Bates was out of her mind when she offered to teach Shakespeare in the maximum security wing of an Indiana prison. But the prisoners found a deep connection with the playwright's words. Laura Bates talks about her experience in her new book Shakespeare Save...

  • Prison program inspires inmates for positive change

    by Gia Vang  -  April 21, 2013   OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Prison inmates often have a bad reputation, but some are working towards bettering themselves for their release back into society. Part of that started inside Atonement Lutheran Church Sunday. Micha...

  • 28 USC § 2255 Motions and 28 USC § 2241 Petitions

    Ineffectiveness of Counsel & Habeas Corpus MOTIONSSection 2255 motions are often a defendant's last opportunity to challenge an unjust conviction or an unfairly high sentence. The most common issue raised in § 2255 motions is “ineffective assistance of counsel.” While § 2255 motions are the b...

  • Stephenson County Jail inmates learn tools for being better dads

    Graduates of the Malachi Dads fathering class at the Stephenson County Jail pose with their certificates Tuesday, April 6, 2013.By Travis Morse - JournalStandard.com -Apr 17, 2013FREEPORT — Malachi Dads has been an eye-opening experience for Cody Saxby.Not only did the 28-year-old inmate learn to...

  • “Letter From Birmingham Jail” - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

    Martin Luther King and Ralph Abernathy (background) leave Birmingham City Jail following their release on April 20, 1963, after eight days of imprisonment. (Associated Press)April 16, 1963MY DEAR FELLOW CLERGYMEN:While confined here in the Birmingham City Jail, I came across your recent statement...

  • Brian Banks - Never Say Never - FOX Sports by Alex Marvez

    APR 3, 2013 - Alex Marvez / Fox SportsThere will be roughly 2,800 players vying for roster spots in NFL training camps.None will have a more inspirational story than linebacker Brian Banks.Banks — who spent a decade trying to exonerate himself for a crime he didn’t commit — was signed Wednesday a...