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Unilink Software have chosen Dicoll’s Point of Information and Delta Kiosks for use in harsh prison environments

Tracy McClard, mother and advocate, lost her 17 yr old son in an adult prison. McClard created an organization, Families and Friends Organizing for Reform of Juvenile Justice (FORJ-MO) to educate the public and lawmakers on adult certification.

Texas Prison Transport Services provide transportation for the families of the inmates in the Houston area. Visit our website www.texaspts.com

The Government has indicated that there will be significant changes in the way the police operate & are held to account. Capita's National Police Accountability Conference explores the changing relationship between the police, Whitehall & the public

Original musical drama, Off the Hook, featuring a 15-member cast of formerly incarcerated people, opens its California Central Valley Prison Town Tour at The Empty Space in Bakersfield, CA on Friday August 13.

One of the most difficult things for ex-offenders to accomplish when they are released from prison is finding employment and becoming a productive member of society.

The Ultimate Sacrifice is Fields first novel under Wahida Clark Presents Publishing

Young People Matter (YPM) and Blue Light Urban Express have partnered to provide low cost, transportation services for families who have loved ones incarcerated in Georgia’s adult and youth facilities.

Joe Robinson has created Think Outside the Cell Week, a week of workshops and other activities designed to inspire people to overcome self-defeating attitudes and behavior and achieve their full potential.

Rhiannon Mackay was jailed for 6 months on Friday, 26th March for lying on her CV. Does it really have to be that way? Not if you know how to make the most of your skills and abilities. So why risk all in the first place?

Date: Friday, March 19, 2010 - Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm - Location: Wildflower Wax & Boutique - 4114 Helena Road, Helena, AL

New book details one man’s forty year journey through San Francisco and his connection to Alcatraz.

Fernando Bermudez is an innocent man who was convicted in 1992 for a crime he did NOT commit, yet after an extremely botched investigation and overwhelming evidence in Fernando Bermudez's favor Fernando Bermudez spent over 18 years in prison.

Lil Wayne undergoes considerable dental work prior to his upcoming prison sentence.

On January 28, 2010, the Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) released a commentary on prisoner radicalization by Senior Fellow Michael P. Downing, Deputy Chief of LAPD, and HSPI staff Frank J. Cilluffo, Sharon L. Cardash and F. Jordan Evert.

Security Inventions committed to providing innovative safety & security solutions to corrections has become Marketing & Sales Director of EcoTensil Security Utensil-Corrections and Security Division. Along comes something extraordinary, EcoTensil

More arrests of white collar offenders are imminent in the massive UBS scandal. Unknowing individuals are being swept up in a massive FBI/IRS sting operation. Will U S Citizens go to prison for investments believed to be legal? We soon will find out!

White collar criminals-if you commit a federal crime you may not have to do the time. Pretrial diversion, an alternative sentencing procedure, offers eligible first-time offenders a second chance. No prison time and they maintain a clean record!

Courts are now considering alternative sentencing more than ever. High costs of incarceration, prison overcrowding, and the lack of rehabilitation are all mitigating factors. White collar offenders now have an alternative to prison. Do you qualify?

The Second Chance Act was signed into law over 21 months ago by President Bush. Has it been implemented? Is it being used? Has anything been accomplished? What has changed? What has improved? Why is the BOP holding back and not allowing time off?

Fights, rapes, gangs, beatings and solitary confinement are all fears every criminal defendant thinks about before entering federal prison. Knowing what really occurs and preparing for it is your only chance of survival! Being prepared is the answer.

T. M. Hunter always had a fascination with other-world travel, earning a B. S. in Aerospace Engineering. HEROES DIE YOUNG achieved Champagne Books’ Best-Selling Book of 2008 award. FRIENDS IN DEED is his latest novel in the Aston West universe.

"Gain by Violence," R. J. Thomas' prison adventure, is now available as an e-book.

Longtime Brokerage owner, Business man, and White Collar offender Steve Lanier has turned his prison experience into a service to help others facing a similar fate. His Consulting firm is focused on prepping and helping others survive Prison.

On February 18th 2010 Colorado Service Dogs, Inc.’s first litter of puppies are going into the Prison Trained K-9 Companion Program. We are trying to raise $4,000.00 needed for the entry. If you are able to help, please contact Lija Day.

"Ronnie Biggs- The Inside Story" Author Mike Gray was one of the first visitors to see Ronnie Biggs in hospital as a Free man. Ronnie Biggs thanked him for his 20 plus year friendship and for Mike visiting him every month in prison for 8 plus years,

True bio of a Minnesota man who over came poverty, prison, and became a prison guard at the age of 62

With the release of shyne the NY rapper emprisoned in 2001 manchester hip hop mogul elavi speaks out on the situation of hip hop here in the uk in relation to our american cousins.

San Quentin, CA – A collection of personal essays written in a creative writing workshop by students of the San Quentin College Program provides a venue of communication between people in prison and people outside.

PRO~TEX™ Alcohol-free hand and skin sanitizing FOAM announces big news: ►Testing confirms Efficacy on CA-MRSA ►Approval received for use by Food Handlers

The new book, ATL Jail: Untold Stories, is a non-fiction view of the Atlanta, Georgia jail system, where all of the drama, corruption, and danger are real.

". . .Slack has given us a lucid but disturbing account of the public philosophy in America which condones abortion and capital punishment. . ."—Don C. Menzel, president, Ethics Management International

New inmates at Scotland's only living 19th century prison provide new meaning to old expression of 'doing bird'.

A former Probation Officer who had tea with Rosemary West and Myra Hindley is setting the publishing world alight with his books and new magazine

Martinez. (“Prison Break”, “Cross: Resurrection”) announced the signing of an Acting Agreement with established 43 year old Bobby Ball Agency in Universal City, CA today.

Our two collections address real life experiences in unique and moving ways.

Lawrence Lawton and the Reality Check Program have produced and are distributing a DVD which offers a glimpse into prison life and a dose of reality to encourage teens and young adults to make good choices.

Burmese military regime is systematically attempting to kill political dissidents by neglecting to give medical treatment to them.

Weekly radio Show gives unknowns the opportunity to sing for a global market.

Women offenders have higher rates of mental health problems, drug addiction and histories of sexual abuse. New radio program discusses these issues at DC Public Safety radio, television, blog and transcripts.

Florida Author Yvonne Mason has listened to her readers and re-released Tangled Minds

On the surface it appears the change has come with Obama's election. But, underneath, conspiracy permeates the federal justice system.

The Second Chance Act was signed by President Bush in April of 2008. Well, over eleven months have passed and what has been accomplished? What has changed? What has improved? In actuality, almost nothing! The Second Chance Act is a bust!

Nathan Brennan's plea for an injustice to be made right, still goes unanswered.

The uphill battle of Nathan Brennan vs. the United states of America

The injustice of our court system is alive and prevelant. The lives of many men and women are disrupted as they are unjustly convicted by officials abusing their authority in order to meet quotas and satisfy egos.

New book focuses on unusual art of Texas inmate, Michael Lee Ford.

CTIA Unsuccessfully Tried to Petition Governor for Stay of Execution of Jamming. Illegal Use Of Cell Phones By Inmates A Growing Problem

Have you ever wondered what really goes on in our prison systems? Doing Time gives readers an up close and personal view of the violent world that is locked away from the rest of us.

Florida Author Yvonne Mason is not content to sit on her laurels with her latest release Silent Scream the true crime novel about Florida’s first serial killer Gerard Schaefer