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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.

Reform School Boys and Girls

wittgenstein — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 11:35:55 -0800

John Pfaff. Five Myths about Prison Growth.

Trapped: Mental Illness in America's Prisons.

chunking express — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 10:06:16 -0800

Trapped: Mental Illness in America's Prisons by Jenn Ackerman. It's kind of very depressing. A mix of video, interviews and photographs. via HCSP.

living in a gilded cage

geos — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 07:09:04 -0800

America 's debtor prisons .

Is Jesus a solution or an excuse?

0bvious — Fri, 25 Nov 2005 19:34:47 -0800

Faith based prisons... Can Gov. Jeb Bush's new drive to introduce God to the inmates make a difference, or was Jesus 'dying for our sins' not enough already? Is Jesus a solution or an excuse?

"Night has fallen. He has died now. A fly crawls over the still flesh. Of what use is it to me that this man suffered, If I am suffering now?" - Jorge Luis Borges

We're number one! We're number one!

alumshubby — Mon, 18 Aug 2003 10:52:03 -0800

We're number one! We're number one! From a source quoted in the article: "We have the wealthiest society in human history, and we maintain the highest level of imprisonment. It's striking what that says about our approach to social problems and inequality." (apologies for the usual US-centrism)

About one of every 143 U.S. residents was in the federal, state or local custody at year's end.

y2karl — Mon, 28 Jul 2003 00:17:27 -0800

Study Finds 2.6% Increase in U.S. Prison Population The nation's prison population grew 2.6 percent last year, the largest increase since 1999, according to a study by the Justice Department. The jump came despite a small decline in serious crime in 2002. It also came when a growing number of states facing large budget deficits have begun trying to reduce prison costs by easing tough sentencing laws passed in the 1990's, thereby decreasing the number of inmates. The key finding in the report is this growth, which is somewhat surprising in its size after several years of relative stability in the prison population, said Allen J. Beck, an author of the report. U.S. Prison Population Grew 2.6% in 2002. The country's prisons, jails and juvenile facilities held 2,166,260 persons at the end of last year, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) said in a report released today. Prisoners in 2002 Abstract