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PRISON REFORM  

An exploration of why prison reform is absoutely necessary.

When Roderick P. Robinson was incarcerated in Ohio prisons, he claims to have been both physically and psychologically abused at the hands of prison guards, and staff. He claims to have proof of the corruption of America's prison system in this shocking interview.

From his cell in Jessup Maryland, Mustafah speaks about the New Afrikan Black Panther Part, about prison reform, and politics.

The Crisis Group has published a new report on prison corruption in Indonesia and the threat it poses to reform of radical Islamists.

A couple months ago, after having many debates on prison issues, fellow content producer Dee and I agreed to interview one another. In the spirit of Quid Pro Quo, I will allow her the opportunity to speak within the confines of my questions.

John and other inmates have recently witnessed abuse and suicides. When they tried to file documents on these issues, they were punished. I interviewed Leonna about this matter and here is Leonna and Johns story.

Charles Colson has been about as high as a man can be and about as low as a man can be. He once worked for the President of the United States, only to fall and go to prison. Since getting out, he is serving God, witnessing to convicted criminals.

"they took the inmate to Reno for an appointment, (after endless letters requesting help), he was made to crawl to the van because their was no wheelchair available, with no assistance."

A mother's story about her son in prison and what he experienced.

The senator who ended the military draft in 1971, has taken on a long-shot campaign for the Democratic primary election. Mike Gravel's radical views towards change for the country have piqued the interest of the media, as he hopes to do the same with voters.

Overcrowding has become a hot topic for the UK Government but but behind the headlines there is increasing unhappiness among the men and women staffing the prisons.

This essay discusses the differences and similarities between old-fashioned prisons and modern-day prisons.

Raised by the streets, and locked in prison for many years, this performer has turned his life around with his powerful "message music".

A discussion of some of the atrocities of Islamofascism and the resultant need for reform in Islam.

The penalty of death is the most severe, and controversial; of all penal laws in the United States. How can we as a nation reform this institution to better serve the needs of the people?

The term "Prison Overcrowding" is a very self explanatory expression. This problem spins an intricate ghastly web among the network of prisons throughout our nation's correctional community. Prison overcrowding can be defined as: having more prisoners...

today's gangs are nothing like those of the Roaring Twenties depicted in movies. These gangs today are tough, amoral vicious youong people, bothj in prison and on the streets

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is recognized as an exemplary system. It's not perfect. No matter what anyone thinks of prisons, the fact remains that they exist. The Texas Prison Museum is an excellent place to discover what they're about.

A brief summary of 19th century campaigns to protect the mentally ill, reform education, and speak out against alcoholism.

Did you know it is your constitutionally protected right to artistically express ideas which directly undermine what the constitution protects? America is contradicting her own beliefs, and we, as a people, allow it.

Two wrongs don't make a right - but three lefts do. When looking at a system of justice, four common approaches to punishment are Incapacitation, Rehabilitation, Deterrence, and Retribution.

The latest proposal to fix immigration has seen the light of day. Nothing good can come of a bill that contains hundreds of pages of legal trickery cooked up in the middle of the night by the likes of Teddy Kennedy and John McCain.

Our ancestors, during childhood, were regarded as miniature adults- to be seen and not heard. They had little function in society, serving mainly as property of their parents.

A quick look at how the media shapes public opinion in regards to prison.

California's plan to release women from prison for non-violent crimes were rejected. The plan was to place these women in communities where they could be helped in society.

"People who commit worse crimes often don't get the death penalty if they have a better lawyer than people who commit less aggravated crimes." I feel that this is the major problem with the death penalty, and one that must be adressed.

Underneath his holy facade, Republican presidential candidate, Mike Huckabee, reveals a dark humor that Jesus wouldn't laugh about.

Ghost hunting has become a full-blown pop culture sensation. Tracing it back to its 19th century Spiritualist roots may provide some insight into its popularity and possible meanings.

Dr. Benjamin Rush was a little known Founding Father. He represented Philadelphia in the Continental Congress as well as the Constitutional Convention and was one of the men to sign the Declaration of Independence.

VPI-Style Mass Killers Almost Always Give Plenty of Warning Signs. We can learn to recognize and act on them.

This essay investigates some themes from Foucault's 'Madness and Civilization' an interpretive history madness in Europe.

"There are things inside of these walls, that these inmates do, that no one should witness or be subject to, NO ONE..! People should be thankful there are those of us willing to do this job."

"many inmates are "disciplined" by locking them in isolation cells for extended periods of time and are brutalized by other inmates or by the guards themselves. My son has suffered this fate"

According to lawmakers in Ohio, Wednesday they want to force sex offenders to use a special license plate on their cars. The fluorescent-green license plate will be used to make it easier to identify sex offenders.

Mel stated "Just one week into my job at the juvenile prison, I had three kids gang up on me in a hallway"

Even in one of the most conservative states in the Union, South Carolina, a small group of citizens fought for drug law reform, including a state Representative who worked on a bill to offer treatment instead of jail time to non-violent "minor" drug offenders.

This seemingly charming, Queen Anne/Victorian Gothic can seem pretty tame on the outside but inside the walls of this old prison it can be as frightening and foreboding as any hell on earth.

President Bush failed to pass an Immigration Reform Bill. We heard the refrain that his "amnesty" would reward law-breakers. But I. Scooter Libby's sentence ("too severe") is set aside by the President. What are the lessons in these two developments?

Prosecution by the U.S. Department of Justice of ill marijuana users, followed by stiff prison sentences, is causing many states and the general public to demand changes.

Representative Tom Tancredo is a vocal opponent of any immigration reform that does not address the criminality of illegally entering the country. He opposes amnesty for the estimated 12 million undocumented workers living in the United States and any guest worker program.

He rose from poverty to greatness, but he also had the reputation of being one of the worst persecutors of Christianity ever known. In twenty years of ruling the Roman Empire, he brought both reform and caused ruin.

An overview and first hand account of the effects of a prison state on the people living within it.

Expressing his pessimistic opinion through satire and wit, this influential writer used one of his many controversial writings, Candide, to indirectly express his views of Enlightenment and what he believed needed reform.

The main idea of the article I selected discusses the problems with the increase of people entering the Colorado prison system and the repercussions on the state budget.

Dickens' attitude toward and presentation of wilderness reflects the common thought of Victorian England. This perception of wilderness, which lends to the destruction of American wilds, is based on the negative connotation instilled by Christianity.

Looking at a very important act that died with the previous Congress.

I watch Charlton Heston hold up a rifle at an NRA meeting in Denver, Colorado, as shown in "Bowling for Columbine" and exclaim, "from my cold dead hands." This is a movie I have avoided because the image of Columbine haunts me to this day.