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Terrorists in Prison: is there anything the Right doesn't fear? - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com »
Posted by: Radiofreeeuropa 7 months, 1 week ago in Political News
The "debate" over all the bad and scary things that will happen if Obama closes Guantanamo and we then incarcerate those detainees in American prisons ...
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The History of Treadmill »
Posted by: Crni 1 month, 2 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
You will be surprised to know that a treadmill, currently one of the most popular exercise machines, started as a disciplinary device to reform the ...
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The Price of America's Prison Gulags »
Posted by: populist 10 months, 2 weeks ago in Political News
For the last three decades, the United States has been dominated by a philosophy that might be called “tough-guy-ism,” confronting every problem whether foreign or ...
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The American War on Pot Rolls On »
Posted by: ameliog 1 month, 3 weeks ago in Political Opinion
The Office of National Drug Control Policy says, Americans spend $9 billion a year buying pot from Mexico; $10 billion on pot from Canada, and ...
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You're Fired! CIA Axes $1000-A-Day Waterboarding Experts »
Posted by: rumple4skin 6 months, 2 weeks ago in News
The CIA has reportedly cut its ties to the two psychologists credited for being the architects of the CIA's brutal interrogation program after 9 ...
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Illinois prison top contender to house Gitmo detainees, official says - CNN.com »
Posted by: gbudavid 1 month, 2 weeks ago in Political News
A prison in northern Illinois is the leading contender to house detainees transferred from the federal facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, two Obama administration officials ...
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Schwarzenegger approves new San Quentin Death Row »
Posted by: berkeley 5 months ago in Political News
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has given the go-ahead for construction of a new Death Row at San Quentin State Prison by vetoing legislative restrictions, an action ...
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California may have to cut prison population by 40 percent - CNN.com »
Posted by: berkeley 10 months, 3 weeks ago in News
Federal judges tentatively ruled on Monday that California must reduce the number of inmates in its overcrowded prison system by up to 40 percent to ...
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Arizona May Put State Prisons in Private Hands »
Posted by: berkeley 2 months, 1 week ago in Political News
The privatization move has raised questions — including among some people who work for private prison companies — about the private sector’s ability to handle the ...
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Beauty pageant…in a women’s prison »
Posted by: Justice615 4 months, 3 weeks ago in News
Beauty pageant…in a women’s prison.
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Murderers Escape in Guard Uniforms »
Posted by: y_soitenly 7 months ago in News
GRADY, Ark. (May 30) - Two convicted murderers put on corrections-officer uniforms and walked out of an Arkansas prison during a shift change, officials said Saturday ...
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Rapid Repat for California prisons »
Posted by: berkeley 10 months, 2 weeks ago in Political News
The tentative federal court ruling last week that California must release thousands of inmates in its correctional system comes as more bad news for a ...
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Nils Christie: Empty the Prisons »
Posted by: calitennflo 3 months, 1 week ago in News
From the death penalty to "three strikes" laws, Americans love tough responses to crime—but not necessarily smart ones. Nils Christie has a better idea ...
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Arnold's prison plan seeks more time to reduce inmate population »
Posted by: berkeley 3 months, 1 week ago in Political News
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday evening gave federal judges a road map to reducing state prison overcrowding. But the proposal would take more than twice ...
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10 of the World's Most Unusual Prisons »
Posted by: myfairlady 3 months, 1 week ago in News
From a 5-star jail to another made just for two prisoners, meet some of the most unique jails in the world.
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