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by Cathy Marshall, KGW.com  -  May 9, 2013 WILSONVILLE, Ore. --- It’s not the traditional setting for a beauty salon, but on Wednesday, behind prison walls in Wilsonville, dozens of women had haircuts and donated the trimmings to Lock...

Pamela Engel - May 4, 2013In her memoir released this week, Amanda Knox offers anecdotes about how she filled her time in Italian prison.She was locked up for four years when she was arrested and stood trial for allegedly murdering her study-abroad roommate, Meredith Kercher, in 2007.Here's how s...

  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 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 (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....

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...

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...

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...

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...