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Lion's Den

Posted July 3, 2009

This Argentinian Cannes Selection has just been released in the United States.

Sent to prison for allegedly killing her lover, Julia discovers she is pregnant and is sent to a high-security maternity ward to serve her time. Julias only concern now is her son. Her fellow inmate Marta becomes her all…

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Panel to Issue Standards To Reduce Prison Rapes

Posted June 23, 2009

By SOLOMON MOORE Published: June 22, 2009

A Congressional commission plans to issue recommendations on Tuesday for standards to reduce sexual assaults in the nation’s jails and prisons.

The commission cited an estimate by the Bureau of Justice Statistics that 60,500 state and federal prisoners…

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The Released

Posted April 29, 2009

In "The Released" PBS' Frontline documents what happens to mentally ill offenders when they leave prison. You can watch the whole episode online.

Wander around. PBS's website is full of great resources.

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Prison, books and inspiration

Posted April 16, 2009

The New York Times

Thanks to a New York Times article about Joe Reddick we've stumbled on Michael Santos Blog. If you've found the story of Susan Boyle inspirational, wait until you read the stories of those two men!

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Next week on Current TV: Getting out of Prison

Posted March 25, 2009

Albany Reaches Deal to Repeal ’70s-Era Drug Laws

Posted March 25, 2009

ALBANY — Gov. David A. Paterson and New York legislative leaders have reached an agreement to dismantle much of what remains of the state’s strict 1970s-era drug laws, once among the toughest in the nation.

The deal would repeal many of the mandatory minimum prison senten…

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End the Rockefeller Drug Laws

Posted March 10, 2009

After 35 years of filling the state’s prisons with drug offenders who needed treatment and disproportionately punishing poor and minority offenders, New York is on the verge of dismantling its infamous Rockefeller drug laws. To get there, Gov. David Paterson and some prosecutors will have to drop…

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