See also:
- Action for Prisoners' Families* - National federation of services support families of prisoners across England and Wales. Campaigns for just treatment of families by society and encourages the development services.
- California Prison Focus* - An organization working to stop human rights violations, improve medical care and end long-term isolation in California prisons.
- Carlton's Cage* - This site is dedicated to getting the stories of "Innocent.Inmates" out to the "Surfing Public". Wrongfully incarcerated people need a voice too.
- Crime Magazine* - Crime Magazine includes a separate section on prisons and prison issues.
- Criminal Justice Institute* - Providing research, consultation and information dissemination services on corrections in the public and private sector, since 1977.
- Dearest Mom* - An on-line support group for moms who have a grown child in the prison system.
A prison, penitentiary, or correctional facility is a place in which individuals are physically confined or interned and usually deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Prisons are conventionally institutions, which form part of the criminal justice system of a country, such that imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime.
In popular parlance of many countries, the term jail (gaol) is considered synonymous with prison, although legally these are often distinct institutions: typically jails are intended to hold persons awaiting trials or serving sentences of less than one year, whereas prisons host prisoners serving longer sentences.
A criminal suspect who has been charged with or is likely to be charged with a criminal offense may be held on remand in prison if he or she is denied, refused or unable to meet conditions of bail, or is unable to post bail. This may also occur where the court determines that the suspect is at risk of absconding before the trial, or is otherwise a risk to society. A criminal defendant may also be held in prison while awaiting trial or a trial verdict. If found guilty, a defendant will be convicted and may receive a custodial sentence requiring imprisonment.
Prisons may also be used as a tool of political repression to detain political prisoners, prisoners of conscience, and "enemies of the state", particularly by authoritarian regimes. In times of war or conflict, prisoners of war may also be detained in prisons. A prison system is the organizational arrangement of the provision and operation of prisons, and depending on their nature, may invoke a corrections system. Although people have been imprisoned throughout history, they have also regularly been able to perform prison escapes.
Should the female astronaut have to spend the rest of her life in prison?*
Q. It's been said that Lisa Marie Nowak could possibly spend the rest of her life in prison. I know that she pepper sprayed her rival and attempted to kidnap her, but I can't help but think that she shouldn't have to spend the rest of her life in prison. Despite what some of you may think, ANY of us could be pushed over the edge into doing something we wouldn't normally do. I think she should be punished, but I think that she should get professional help rather than life imprisonment.
Asked by tangerine - Thu Mar 8 09:39:23 2007 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments A. I think the attempted murder charge was going too far. It was thrown out.She is in serious trouble - I mean, she had NINE HOURS during the drive to change her mind about what she intended - but I doubt she will see years of jail time, if any. Discharge from the military, discharge from NASA (already happened), divorce (coming soon), a courtcase and probation at the very least, psychological supervision, etc. are all consequences she must accept. As is the publicity.I don't think she's a danger to others - I don't see this happening again - so I doubt there will be a heavy penalty. Others may feel differently, and I might too as I learn more about the case. We'll see.The most irrational acts I have ever committed were when I was… [cont.*]Answered by cvq3842 - Thu Mar 8 10:30:48 2007 "To Althea, from Prison"?*
Q. The point the speaker makes about true liberty in "To Althea, from Prison" is:a - imprisonment threatens liberty.b - unreturned love is like a prison.c - taking away the right to worship freely.d - prison can take away the freedom of one's mind and soul.
Asked by US Cutie - Wed Apr 11 22:15:04 2007 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. A. Answered by !~*~!*!~*~! - Thu Apr 12 00:18:24 2007 My cousin was sentenced to life imprisonment but....?*
Q. On June 21 2005 was sentenced to life imprisonment. We are British, from UK. Will can he leave the prison the next year with "liberty license"????
Asked by Frankie H - Fri Oct 12 15:43:30 2007 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments A. I hope not.# Answered by nhuvi j - Fri Oct 12 15:46:27 2007
Comment on Prison food convention video - Boing Boing by Girl*
Girl
2008-01-06 16:01:35
comparing the food from prisons in other states, the american prisoners are really well feeded.
Comments for FatMixx Death may be her only way out*
llupo@muskegonchronicle.com
2008-01-06 14:45:12
GRAND RAPIDS -- On her way to a parole board hearing inside a Jackson prison, Julie Taylor tried to forgive the former Jenison daycare owner convicted of inflicting brain damage on her daughter, Olivia. AP File PhotoDiane Robinson ...
Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com Thirty Days in Iran's Worst Prison*
GregD
2008-01-05 15:07:30
Her crime didn't go unnoticed--she was picked up by the police and hauled off to spend 30 grueling days in Iran's infamous Evin prison. Channel: Do No Evil Tags: iran prison zarah ghahramani evin prison.
Propeller.com Do No Evil Stories
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Welsh prison violence doubles*
News Wales, UK - 12 hours ago
"The Government's addiction to criminal justice legislation has left our jails packed to the rafters prison staff stretched to the limit and prisoners in ... |
St. Cloud firefighter charged with sexual battery, false imprisonment
Orlando Sentinel, FL - 11 hours ago
Craig Zilcosky, 39, was booked into the Osceola County Jail on charges of sexual battery and false imprisonment. The alleged victim told detectives she met ...
Central Florida Firefighter Arrested* Local6.com
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have spent all or most of their lives in prison, as their own families generally could or would not accept them back because of a strong stigma attached to mental illness and imprisonment. Paripurnata is a very small facility, with room for only nine women. As of 2004, 88 of the more than 100 women who have been through its programs were placed in jobs or were guided back to
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This is the question our Mayor, Harry Kim, posed in a talk last night. The subject of the meeting was the so-called three strikes law, which mandates long prison terms or life imprisonment
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the entrance of No. 42 Htten names the building Helmut-Hbener-Haus after the young member of the Resistence. A commemorative plaque is situated on the wall of the building: What follows is a detailed account, given by Frau W. from Hamburg in November 1982, of the arrest of a Polish Jew, and of his imprisonment in Htten Prison: It was a
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Aaron Russo: The Architecture of the Prison PlanetAaron Russo: The Architecture of the Prison Planet*
Infowars
1 hr 9 min - Jan 30, 2007
www.myspace.com/fightnwo
video.google.com
Aaron Russo joins Alex Jones for a fascinating sit-down in depth video interview on a plethora of important subjects. Aaron begins by describing how the draconian and mafia tactics of Chicago police woke him up to the fact that America wasn't free after his nightclu…
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PRISON BREAKPRISON BREAK*
missvip65
4 min - Mar 29, 2007
PrisOn Break
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Prison Abuse DocumentaryPrison Abuse Documentary*
Independent
50 min - May 25, 2006
This documentary talks about the real conditions in Americas prisons. 1/136 American residents now lives in a cage like these. Check this out and learn what prisons are really like. And just think, most of these people will come home to be your neighbors, worse off.
video.google.com
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