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Explains Ohio Correctional facilities in comparison to federal correctional facilities.

Explains juveniles and the juvenile justice correctional field.

This interview was conducted with the help of my father, Clarence Paul Hayes. He is a Correctional Officer and has been since before I was born. This interview is to show you what some Correctional Officers face everyday and how they deal with it.

Masculinity plays an important role in shaping men's punishment and punishment outcomes. In fact, the role of masculinity in the male correctional system affects both prisoners and guards, and largely dictates the way in which prison facilities are socially structured.

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...

Through the animal connection, Puppies Behind Bars is changing the lives of inmates at seven federal correctional facilities by entrusting convicts with the specialized care and training of working dogs.

This case study focuses on a states budget constraints vs. the need to build more correctional facilities.

The war on drugs in this country depicts a battle for our very survival as a nation. This paper will provide the reader with substantial factual data about the war on drugs and how it has had a negative impact on our correctional organizations in the state of Colorado.

The United States imprisons more of its own citizens than any other country in the world. Does it do any good? Do criminals come through the prison system better or worse? These questions are very much open for debate.

John Murtari, founder of AKidsRight.org is on his fourth day of noncooperation while incarcerated. (Click here for background information.) Murtari is refusing food and water to protest what he says is unjust treatment of noncustodial parents.

Young Move members share information on the facts, fictions, and myths of their organization.

This paper examines the similarities and differences between the reality of the criminal justice system and popular television shows that attempt to depict reality.

Historically, the cost of law enforcement to society, including specifically the cost of incarcerating criminals, has been a constant topic of discussion

Discussing why women fall in love with men in prison.

"Regrettably, the current majority has not given this issue the level of attention and urgency it deserves, focusing more on finding ways to embarrass the President."

Smack of Reality #4. A rant about pedophiles.

Project S.T.A.R. and the Kansas Juvenile Justice Authority are getting an extra boost with a $1 million federal grant.

If you think that Drugs and Alcohol are only a personal Issue, I ask you to consider to think again. Drugs and Alcohol affect everyone in our society.

The purpose of juvenile justice is to rehabilitate young offenders not to enhance their chances of re-offending.

Social Security denies two-thirds of disability applications.

The BOSS III chair, a Body Orifice Security Scanner has proven successful in detecting attempts to conceal two mobile phones and one knife and prevent them from entering HMP Woodhill Prison in Buckinghamshire.

The condition is one in which sufferers have blackened, rotted, severely stained, or disintegrating teeth because of their being addicted to methamphetamines.

a survey of where privatizing is and is not working in various countries, including the U.S.

Paris Hilton's exit from jail and subsequent interview with Larry King was hyped both before and after it took place. Why? Because Americans are vitally interested, of course. Well, at least 3 million of them are. Wonder what kind of bath CNN took on this one.

On Memorial Day inmates at a federal prison camp in Otisville, New York awoke to find a large selection of religious books removed

Human rights violations in womens' prisons

This paper focuses on the relationship between literacy and crime. I present information that shows a decrease in criminal activity when there is an increase in education.

Laura wrote this book to aid families with loved ones in prisons.

People sentenced to death for crimes committed under the age of 18. State statutes, usually based on age criteria, define a juvenile under the original jurisdiction of the juvenile court system.

This article describes difference between private and government owned prisons.

This article describes the start of corrections in America.

Many lawsuits are being filed by Muslims that are complaining about the quality of food they receive in prison. Do you know what kinds of foods are being given and how much you are paying for them to have it? Read here to find out.

When a sick child needs treatment and his parents refuse for religious reasons, should the courts consider if the child shares those religious beliefs?

It's time for a new generation of lawyers, police officers, and judges. Are you willing to go through the rigorous training it takes to enter one of these careers.

Around 2 p.m. guards called for back up to control an incident, within 15 minutes of the initial report correction officers used tear gas to calm what they referred to as a disturbance

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

Violating the Smoke-Free Hawaii Law can prove to be expensive for individuals and businesses alike. To avoid any penalties, smokers and employers should become familiar with this law and follow it as it is written.

Corrections Officers are no more and no less a part the of the law enforcement community than any other cop or special agent.

This paper reflects the impressions of the American Prison System through a virtual tour of the Florida Department of Corrections.

Juveniles who are adjudicated in the criminal courts, as opposed to juvenile courts, are faced with more obstacles. Since there are different processing procedures between the two jurisdictions, these juveniles are affected differently when released into society.

Often forgotten or lost in the system... Children of incarcerated parents have an abundance of needs. Everyone knows the physical needs-- food, clothing, shelter. But what about the emotional needs of these children? Mentors are no longer enough.

Rep. Tom Anderson was arrested last night at his Anchorage home on seven federal charges of bribery, extortion and money laundering. According to the indictment, Anderson accepted $26,000 from a lobbyist who doubled as a FBI informant in exchange for legislative favors.

Examining the goals of the criminal justice system and punishment versus rehabilitation

Cheap places to buy books, and great ways to get rid of books you've already read.

Stopping at Fort Madison, you can take a tour of the reconstructed Fort Madison, you can take a walk on the banks of the Mississippi, and you can glance from afar parts of the Iowa State Penitentiary that were built back in 1839.

There have been long running debates about both the Juvenile and Adult courts. There has been speculation that juvenile offenders are not receiving enough punishment through the juvenile courts.

Ten rules are not nearly enough for a new prisoner to know how life really goes behind bars, but these ten tips will help the new inmate survive his or her ordeal.

Know what you are stepping into, know what could happen, know what resources and what recourses are available to you. Be sure you know that it isn't quite as glamorous as the last episode of CSI.