Prisons on Townhall

• Valley fever spurs call to close 2 Calif. prisons Mon Apr 29
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• Neo-Nazi network uncovered in German prisons Wed Apr 10
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• Crowded California prisons fall short in mental health care: judge Mon Apr 8
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• California prisons still too crowded, judge rules Fri Apr 5
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• Suspect in slaying of Colorado prisons chief had dodged parole Tue Apr 2
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• Suspect in slaying of Colorado prisons chief had dodged parole: documents Tue Apr 2
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• Gun in Texas shootout matches weapon in killing of Colorado prisons chief Mon Mar 25
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• Memorial service planned for slain prisons chief Mon Mar 25
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• Hoosier Daddy Mon Mar 18
  Mike Adams
  Over the course of the last twenty years, I have taught hundreds of cases highlighting constitutional violations in criminal investigations and adjudications. Some of the cases are so outrageous that it is hard to believe they actually happened in America. Until recently, I considered the 1964 juvenile adjudication of Gerald Gault to be unparalleled as a mockery of due process. ... more
• Texas prisons install cellphone-blocking equipment Fri Mar 15
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• Does This Broomstick Go With My Prison Stripes? Sun Feb 24
  Debra J. Saunders
  In its wisdom -- and yes, I am being ironic -- the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco issued a ruling Tuesday that revives a California inmate lawsuit to force the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to hire a paid, full-time Wiccan chaplain. ... more
• Missouri Takes Lead Reducing Gun and Domestic Violence Mon Feb 11
  David R. Usher
  Missouri House Bill 402 is a major step forward reducing gun violence, domestic violence, and other forms of serious violence. For decades, federal and state policy attempting to impact these growing problems failed because the policies were pointed in the wrong direction. ... more
• U.S. Bureau of Prisons to review solitary confinement Mon Feb 4
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• Group: 591 killed in Venezuela prisons last year Thu Jan 31
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• Preserve CIA prisons as evidence, lawyers for 9/11 suspects ask Mon Jan 28
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• A Thoughtful Look at the Marijuana Legalization Trend Wed Jan 16
  Rachel Alexander
  Society is gradually becoming more liberal – or libertine – in many ways, and one of the latest trends is the gradual legalization of marijuana in one state after another. This past election, voters approved marijuana for legal (recreational) use in Colorado and Washington. Marijuana has been legalized for recreational or medicinal use in 13 states, with more states to consider it soon. ... more
• Barack the Unmerciful: Obama's Amazingly Stingy Clemency Record Wed Jan 9
  Jacob Sullum
  Will Barack Obama go down in history as our least merciful president? With less than two weeks to go in his first term, this reputedly progressive and enlightened man has a strong shot at winning that dubious distinction. ... more
• Gitmo North Returns: Obama's Shady Prison Deal Fri Nov 30
  Michelle Malkin
  If you thought President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder had given up on closing Guantanamo Bay and bringing jihadists to American soil, think again. Two troubling developments on the Gitmo front should have every American on edge. ... more
• U.S. prisons could safely hold Guantanamo prisoners, report says Thu Nov 29
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• Russian punk band "risk lives" in Soviet-style prisons Mon Oct 29
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• Rights group: isolation units in California prisons cruel Thu Sep 27
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• Report shows most Mexican prisons controlled by inmates Mon Sep 24
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• Poland provides answers for CIA prisons probe Wed Sep 5
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• Inmates, corruption rule Honduras' deadly prisons Mon May 28
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• Inmates, corruption rule Honduras' deadly prisons Sun May 27
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