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Everything you never wanted to know about the American prison-industrial complex

Optimus Chyme — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:32:06 -0800

Everything you never wanted to know about the American prison-industrial complex. Part 2: Prison Nation.

National Prison Rape Commission releases its final report

Non Prosequitur — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:32:11 -0800

A Prison Nightmare. On June 23, 2009, the National Prison Rape Commission released its final Report and proposed Standards to prevent, detect, respond to and monitor sexual abuse of incarcerated or detained individuals throughout the United States. More prisoners reported abuse by staff than abuse by other prisoners.

1 in 99.1

aerotive — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:56:39 -0800

1 in 99.1 American adults are now incarcerated according to a new Pew Center study (pdf). Some interesting numbers from a NYT article on the report: 1 in 36 Hispanic adults are incarcerated, 1 in 15 blacks, 1 in 9 black men aged 20-34, 1 in 355 white women aged 35-39. Some context from the World Prison Population List (pdf).

I ain't seen the sunshine since--I don't know when

fandango_matt — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 17:08:00 -0800

Throw Away The Key dot org seeks to lengthen the sentences of criminals on the premise of their mission statement: "Incarceration Works!" From their site: "If you believe a girl should be able to walk down the street in broad daylight without being abducted and murdered by a convicted felon, then it is time for you to get involved."

Lots of lockups

Gyan — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 10:54:09 -0800

The Prison Policy Initiative conducts research and advocacy on incarceration policy. Some interesting data include the proliferation of prisons in the US over the last century, disenfranchisement of potential black voters, global incarceration rates and percentage of US population under control of the criminal justice system.

swell — Wed, 18 Jul 2001 14:31:08 -0800

Prison riot imminent. Film at 11. "Many inmates are heavily invested emotionally in the routine availability of certain types of food," wrote Jovero, a member of the state Food Task Force for prisons. "Prominent among these foods is peanut butter and jelly for religious and vegetarian inmates."