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David Ferleger - ADA and Prisons (Popularity:  )
(Score: 12.97)
http://www.ferleger.com/adapri.html
Selected cases on issue of applicability of Americans With Disabilities Act to prisons.
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Main\Society\Crime\Prisons
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Angulimala (Popularity: )
(Score: 12.73)
http://www.angulimala.org.uk/
Organisation representing Buddhism in the prison service. Gives information on shrines within prisons, discussions of chaplaincy in UK prisons and asks for more chaplains.
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Main\Society\Religion and Spirituality\Buddhism\Centers and Groups by Region
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Islands of Infamy (Popularity: )
(Score: 12.14)
http://library.thinkquest.org/21109/
The role of prisons in society, which focuses on Robben Island and Alcatraz as two contrasting island prisons.
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Main\Society\Crime\Prisons\Alcatraz
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Privatize Our Prisons (PROP) (Popularity: )
(Score: 12.11)
http://www.angelfire.com/rant/privateprisons/
An organization devoted to turning the prison system into a "resource" rather than a liability, and promoting the privatization of prisons.
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Main\Society\Issues\Crime and Justice\Prisons
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Prisons in Crisis (Popularity: )
(Score: 12.11)
http://www.watchtower.org/library/g/2001/5/8a/article_01.htm
Detailed artilcle on Watchtower (a religious publication's site) addressing the question, "Can prisons rehabilitate criminals?"
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Main\Society\Issues\Crime and Justice\Prisons
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Privatizing Iowa's Prisons (Popularity: )
(Score: 12.03)
http://www.limitedgovernment.org/publications/pubs/studies/ps-03-1.pdf
Policy study published by the Public Interest Institute in January 2003 examines the potential for privatizing the state's prisons. [pdf format]
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Main\Society\Issues\Crime and Justice\Prisons
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Male Rape in U.S. Prisons (Popularity: )
(Score: 11.98)
http://www.hrw.org/reports/2001/prison/
Report from Human Rights Watch claiming that state authorities are responsible for widespread prisoner-on-prisoner sexual abuse in U.S. men's prisons.
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Main\Society\People\Men\Issues
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Imagesof the Civil War - Prisoners and Prisons (Popularity: )
(Score: 11.91)
http://www.treasurenet.com/images/civilwar/civil015.html
Photos taken in both northern and southern prisons in the US Civil War.
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Main\Society\History\By Region\North America
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Private Prisons: Profits of Crime (Popularity: )
(Score: 11.72)
http://mediafilter.org/MFF/Prison.html
Article critical of private prisons. Discusses ethical, legal, practical, and historical arguments against prison privatization. Published by Covert Action Quarterly, Fall 1993.
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Main\Society\Issues\Crime and Justice\Prisons
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Churches Condemn Condoms in Malawi Prisons (Popularity: )
(Score: 11.72)
http://www.gmax.co.za/look/07/11-malawi.html
Reports that religious groups oppose the proposal that condoms be freely distributed to inmates in the country's prisons to check the spread of HIV/AIDS, due to homosexual practices in the institutions.
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Main\Society\Issues\Health\Conditions and Diseases
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Civil War Prisons, Illinois (Popularity: )
(Score: 11.45)
http://www.outfitters.com/illinois/history/civil/cwprisons.html
Names and locations of prisons in Illinois used during the Civil War. One is Rock Island, constructed 1863, which is one of the largest and most notorious prison camps in the North. Almost 2000 Confederate soldiers were buried here.
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Main\Society\History\By Region\North America
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Human Rights Watch: No Escape - Male Rape in U.S. Prisons (Popularity: )
(Score: 11.37)
http://www.hrw.org/reports/2001/prison/
Report claiming that state authorities are responsible for widespread prisoner-on-prisoner sexual abuse in U.S. men's prisons. Video clips, prisoner statements, and case histories.
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Main\Society\Crime\Prisons
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Florida Monitor: Cost of Public and Private Prisons (Popularity: )
(Score: 11.09)
http://www.oppaga.state.fl.us/reports/crime/r96-69s.html
Information brief comparing costs of public and private prisons, released by the Florida Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability.
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Main\Society\Issues\Crime and Justice\Prisons
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Federal Bureau of Prisons (Popularity: )
(Score: 10.71)
http://www.bop.gov/
Official site of the United States federal correctional institutions and prisons. This site's features include an inmate information section, inmate locator, and a public information section.
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Main\Society\Law\Law Enforcement\Government Agencies
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Canadian Federal Prisons open tattoo parlours for inmates (Popularity: )
(Score: 10.71)
http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2004/03/29/canada/prisontattoos040329
March 29, 2004 VANCOUVER - Corrections Canada is planning to set up tattoo parlours in six federal prisons this year. Health officials hope the parlours will reduce the spread of infectious diseases, including hepatitis C.
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Main\Arts\Bodyart\Articles
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AllPolitics Prisons And Drugs (Popularity: )
(Score: 8.80)
http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1997/9612/12/drug.testing/index.html
[CNN]
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Main\News\Online Archives\CNN.com\1998
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Prisons (Popularity: )
(Score: 8.80)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12430a.htm
(Catholic Encyclopedia)
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Main\Society\Religion and Spirituality\Christianity\Denominations
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Drugresistant TB spreading through Russian prisons (Popularity: )
(Score: 8.70)
http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9906/24/russia.tb/index.html
[CNN]
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Main\News\Online Archives\CNN.com\1999
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Prisons, Ecclesiastical (Popularity: )
(Score: 8.70)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12436a.htm
(Catholic Encyclopedia)
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Main\Society\Religion and Spirituality\Christianity\Denominations
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U.S. accused of human rights abuses in prisons (Popularity: )
(Score: 8.61)
http://www.cnn.com/US/9810/05/human.rights/index.html
[CNN]
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Main\News\Online Archives\CNN.com\1998
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Russian amnesty law alarms residents near prisons (Popularity: )
(Score: 8.61)
http://www.cnn.com/2000/WORLD/europe/06/27/russia.prison/index.html
[CNN]
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Main\News\Online Archives\CNN.com\2000
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State's plan to add prisons draws nibbles from towns (Popularity: )
(Score: 8.51)
http://www.cnn.com/2000/LOCAL/northeast/07/25/har.prisons/index.html
[CNN]
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Main\News\Online Archives\CNN.com\2000
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Florida invites media to inspect prisons after inmate death (Popularity: )
(Score: 8.42)
http://www.cnn.com/US/9908/19/prison.investigation/index.html
[CNN]
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Main\News\Online Archives\CNN.com\1999
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Shambhala Prison Community (Popularity: )
(Score: 8.42)
http://www.shambhalaprisoncommunity.org/
Serves spiritual and educational needs in prisons.
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Main\Society\Religion and Spirituality\Buddhism\Engaged Buddhism
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The Real Price of Prisons (Popularity: )
(Score: 8.42)
http://www.motherjones.com/news/special_reports/prisons/
A special report from Mother Jones.
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Main\Society\Issues\Crime and Justice\Prisons
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TIP Systems (Popularity: )
(Score: 8.42)
http://www.texasinmatephones.com/
Phones specially designed for prisons for use by inmates and visitors.
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Main\Business\Telecommunications\Equipment\Telephones
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Rape used as control in U.S. prisons (Popularity: )
(Score: 8.34)
http://www.natcath.com/NCR_Online/archives/091401/091401l.htm
By Neve Gordon, from the National Catholic Reporter.
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Main\Society\Issues\Crime and Justice\Prisons
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Eden Communications (Popularity: )
(Score: 8.34)
http://www.christiananswers.net/eden/edenhome.html
Producing free videos to be used in public schools and prisons.
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Main\Society\Religion and Spirituality\Christianity\Arts
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North Carolina Division of Prisons (Popularity: )
(Score: 8.34)
http://www.doc.state.nc.us/dop/
Information about the prison system and its programs.
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Main\Society\Crime\Prisons
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Torture, plain and simple Amnesty International reports abuse in womens prisons (Popularity: )
(Score: 8.25)
http://www.cnn.com/US/9903/04/amnesty.women.prison/index.html
[CNN]
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Main\News\Online Archives\CNN.com\1999
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Shambhala Prison Community (Popularity: )
(Score: 8.25)
http://www.shambhala.org/int/spc.html
Initiates Buddhist meditation groups in US prisons and jails.
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Main\Society\Religion and Spirituality\Buddhism\Engaged Buddhism
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AIDS in Prison Project (Popularity: )
(Score: 8.16)
http://www.osborneny.org/aids_in_prison_project.htm
An organization recognizing that prisons and jails are epicenters of HIV seroconversion and disease.
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Main\Society\Issues\Health\Conditions and Diseases
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Alpha Course for Prisons (Popularity: )
(Score: 8.16)
http://alphacourse.org/prisons/index.htm
Introduction to the Christian faith and usually run over 10 weeks. Features course basics, publications, and conferences.
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Main\Society\Religion and Spirituality\Christianity\Organizations
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Citizens Against Private Prisons (CAPP) (Popularity: )
(Score: 8.16)
http://CAPP.50megs.com/
A citizen action group that opposes jail privatization.
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Main\Society\Issues\Crime and Justice\Prisons
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Inmate Classified (Popularity: )
(Score: 8.16)
http://www.inmate.com/inmates.htm
Database of inmates from several US prisons who seek new friends to exchange letters and experiences with.
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Main\Society\People\Pen Pals\Prisoners and Inmates
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Corrlogic (Popularity: )
(Score: 8.16)
http://www.corrlogic.com/
Produces software to automate the operations, management and information of prisons and correctional facilities.
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Main\Computers\Companies\Software Development\Public Sector
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Xavier University Not With Our Money Campaign (Popularity: )
(Score: 8.08)
http://www.geocities.com/bsplat/
Articles, events and research on the Universities connection to private prisons.
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Main\Society\Issues\Crime and Justice\Prisons
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Elizabeth Fry (Popularity: )
(Score: 8.08)
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/REfry.htm
Details her lifelong public campaign to improve conditions in prisons in the early nineteenth century.
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Main\Reference\Encyclopedias\Subject Encyclopedias\Spartacus Educational
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IMDb: Joan the Maid 2 - The Prisons (Popularity: )
(Score: 8.08)
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0107260/
Plot summary, cast and crew information, and user comments.
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Main\Arts\Movies\Titles\J
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Private Prisons for Dummies: Paul's Justice Page (Popularity: )
(Score: 8.08)
http://www.paulsjusticepage.com/crimepays.htm
An introduction to the actions of the Corrections Corporation of America.
Category:
Main\Society\Issues\Crime and Justice\Prisons
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