Pen pal is powerful boost to prisoner wellbeing
Prisoners' lives can be significantly improved – and sometimes even saved – for the price of a stamp.
Social Sciences
Nov 9, 2015
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News tagged with prison
Aging cells lose their grip on DNA rogues
(Phys.org)—Transposable elements are mobile strands of DNA that insert themselves into chromosomes with mostly harmful consequences. Cells try to keep them locked down, but in a new study, Brown University researchers ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 30, 2013
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Isotope analysis points to Mayan prisoners of war
Several years ago, Maya archaeologists from the University of Bonn found the bones of about 20 people at the bottom of a water reservoir in the former Maya city of Uxul, in what is now Mexico. They had apparently been killed ...
Archaeology
Dec 11, 2019
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Algorithms were supposed to reduce bias in criminal justice, but do they?
Algorithms were supposed to remake the American justice system. Championed as dispassionate, computer-driven calculations about risk, crime, and recidivism, their deployment in everything from policing to bail and sentencing ...
Other
Feb 24, 2023
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Report clarifies controversial Illinois 'early release' prison program
Over the past year, Illinois residents have heard troubling stories about a program providing men and women “early release” from state prisons. Reporters and commentators have written sensational accounts of a “secret” ...
Social Sciences
Oct 29, 2010
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Mandela phone app for tourists in S.Africa
A phone app tracing the footsteps of Nelson Mandela was launched Wednesday in South Africa to encourage tourists to explore his life story, 25 years after his release from prison.
Software
Apr 1, 2015
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Parole violations, not new crimes, help drive prison's revolving door
Failing a drug test, associating with felons and other technical parole violations are among the key drivers of prison's "revolving door," according to new UC Berkeley research.
Social Sciences
Oct 4, 2017
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Pirate Bay co-founder detained in Sweden
The co-founder of The Pirate Bay filesharing website was on Friday detained in Sweden, days after his deportation from Cambodia, officials said.
Internet
Sep 15, 2012
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Online reviews shine light on life behind bars
The Rappahannock Regional Jail in Virginia needs a facelift. The "decor was quite dated and it was in desperate need of a refreshing paint job," said Shane S following his recent incarceration.
Internet
Jul 12, 2015
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Kenya jails Chinese ivory smuggler in landmark ruling
Kenya sentenced a Chinese ivory smuggler to two and a half years in prison Thursday in a landmark ruling hailed as sending a powerful warning to poachers and smugglers.
Ecology
Aug 22, 2013
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