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Banning books in prison: State website lists titles considered inappropriate for inmates
A NEW STATE LAW requires California to maintain oversight of all publications banned in state prisons. The state’s Office of ...
Stateville inmates with violent records wound up in medium-security prisons
When the state of Illinois shut down the century-old, maximum-security prison last year, nearly four of every five inmates ended up being sent to less-secure sites, The Associated Press found.
Why an inmate with a violent history, accused of murdering his cellmate, was allowed to be around others
It’s a story ABC15 broke earlier this year: an inmate in the 4th Avenue jail complex was accused of murdering his cellmate, ...