* are released later in their sentences than other
inmates; and
Correction service practices discriminate against Aboriginals
On paper, InnerChange was open to any
inmate who wanted to take part.
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He reported that during December he had consensual, unprotected, receptive anal intercourse with 2 male
inmates at the correctional facility; both of these
inmates had chronic HIV infection.
HIV transmission in correctional facility
The dental assistant training gives the
inmates the opportunity to remain busy and productive while in prison and potentially to receive time off their sentence.
Dental assistant apprenticeship program within the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks
All jails should assess the risks and needs each
inmate presents upon arrival at the jail, upon admittance to the booking room, upon admittance to the jail, and periodically during his or her stay to ensure critical
inmate management information is accurate and current.
Managing inmate behavior in jails
Equipped with central heat and running water when the White House still used wood-burning stoves and latrines, the penitentiary represented an attempt to positively affect the lives of
inmates. In reality, PSAMPP's well-intentioned effort at reform led to the creation of the first "supermax" facility in the world.
Offender reentry: a returning or reformed criminal?
In another incident reported by Amnesty International that happened during McCotter's watch, an
inmate at the Utah State Prison "was shackled to a steel board on a cell floor in four-point metal restraints for twelve weeks in 1995.
Abu Ghraib, USA
Lateef Islam, then a 21-year-old
inmate at Green Haven, remembers some of the Attica vets convincing him that, although he was a ninth grade dropout, he could handle even the most cerebral topics.
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For example, a ruling by the Kansas Court of Appeals held that if an
inmate's decision not to eat meat is based on moral, not religious beliefs, the prison does not have to provide vegetarian meals.
DO PRISON INMATES HAVE A RIGHT TO VEGETARIAN MEALS?
TransCor controls 80 percent of the
inmate transport market, moving over 75,000 prisoners around the country every year.
U.$. PRISONS Mean Money
These letters expand our understanding of the social composition of Leipzig's
inmate population as well as how
inmates related to the council.
THE RISE OF THE POOR, WEAK, AND WICKED: POOR CARE, PUNISHMENT, RELIGION, AND PATRIARCHY IN LEIPZIG, 1700-1730
Tragically, among these 1,450,000
inmates are the parents of 2.4 million children.
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Inmates fighting other
inmates not only creates an unsafe environment but is seen by many as closely related to the development and continuation of a violent
inmate subculture (Silberman, 1992).
Differences in inmate-inmate and inmate-staff altercations: examples from a medium security prison
These goals and objectives should focus on addressing the
inmate's needs that will make his or her adjustment to post release environments less stressful and more productive.
Vocational rehabilitation services for an offender population
"I would have to believe what they believe to get into that program," said
inmate Jerry Ashburn, who described himself as a Christian but said he does not agree with InnerChange's views.
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