Tags: Prisons
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Denver Deputy Accused of Helping Inmate Escape
criminal got out by wearing a deputy's uniform
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Environmentalist Allegedly Rejailed for Writing about Prison Conditions
Had pleaded guilty to arson linked to Earth Liberation Front and was finishing out sentence
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UN Rights Chief Calls for Gitmo Prison's Closure
Says indefinite detention violates international law
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Louisiana Sheriff Questioned Over Video Showing Inmates Doing Drugs
The prison is now closed
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White Supremacist Arrested in Connection to Slaying of Colorado Prisons Chief
Another still at large, according to authorities
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Prison Company Withdraws Deal to Name Florida College Stadium
Resulted in demonstrations and public outcry
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Two Prisoners Escape Texas Jail
One awaiting trial for murder
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Sudan's President to Release Political Prisoners
Lets loose seven today being held without charges
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Palestinian Prisoners Riot over Inmate's Death
Died of cancer at hospital. Israel accused of negligence.
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Gov. Jerry Brown Pardons Some Drug War Convictions – Anger Follows
65 selected for Easter clemency have been out of prison and living clean for years
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California's Governor Pardons 65 Over Easter Weekend
Many drug offenders granted clemency
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Gitmo Hunger-Strikers Say They're Being Denied Water, Heat
Demanding humanitarian relief
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Three Gitmo Inmates on Hunger Strike Hospitalized
Don't like how their Korans were treated
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New Zealand Private Prisons Outperforming Government-Run Prisons
Based on prison escapes, positive drug tests, and other measures
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Afghan Authorities Now Running Bagram Prison
Was the last prison in Afghanistan still being administered by U.S. officials
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Wrongfully Imprisoned for 23 Years, Man Suffers Heart Attack Two Days After Going Free
David Ranta was falsely accused of murdering a Brooklyn rabbi in 1990
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Pentagon Wants New Prison at Guantanamo
For "special" detainees
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UN to Investigate Human Rights Abuses in North Korea
Looking into torture and prison camps
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Today Rand Paul and Pat Leahy Introduced a Bill to Fix Our Atrocious Federal Mandatory Minimum Laws
The bill isn't a panacea, but it is a long overdue step in the right direction.
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Solitary Confinement a Fate Worse Than Death, Inmate Writes
William Blake's spent more than a quarter century in "administrative segregation"