Blogs about: Correctional Institutions

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Kevin Rashid Johnson wrote 3 months ago: Resistance came to me early in life. In the context of a broken home. My parents separated while I w … more →

Tags: Prison Blog, Prison, Prison Blog, Political Prisoners, racism, Snake River, oregon prisoners, penitentiary

Issue 6 is OUT!

catalyststaff wrote 8 months ago: Look around Grounds today to find a copy of Issue 6: Correctional Institutions! In this issue we exp … more →

Tags: News/Updates, News, New Issue, Jails

Fall Activities Fair- MONDAY!

catalyststaff wrote 8 months ago: It’s that time of year again at UVA- first years are running around in clumps, Bodos is packed … more →

Tags: News/Updates, Fall, activities fair, Interest Meeting, STAFF

Rehabilitating Juvenile Offenders1 comment

amyparmenter wrote 9 months ago: By Dr. Marciene Mattleman PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - In 2010, 48,000 young people were confined in U.S. co … more →

Tags: watch & listen, Heard On, Marciene Mattleman, Recidivism, Richard Mendel, American Educator

Sexual abuse in prisons

Christine wrote 1 year ago: An editorial in the Washington Post discusses prison rape and the need to refute “the vile ass … more →

Tags: Prison Rape, rape, sexual assault, Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), detention facilities, Juveniles

Therapy Dogs Behind Bars

Cherie Renfrow Starry wrote 1 year ago: When a dog comes to live with you, your life is forever changed. Most people say that it’s the … more →

Tags: Topics, therapy, Counseling, Depression, dysfunction, Psychotherapy, Animal Assisted Therapy, prisons, Offenders

Going to "Prison" or "Jail"

usingtherightwords wrote 1 year ago: Believe it or not, prison and jail are not synonyms. Prison is a generic for penitentiaries (maximum … more →

Tags: united states, do not pass go, Felonies, Contempt of Court, misdemeanors, Prison, Felony, Crime and Justice, United States Supreme Court

Take Your Child To Work Day: 43 Children Stun-Gunned At Jail

bantazrs wrote 3 years ago:   From the Miami Herald A total of 43 children were directly and indirectly shocked by electric … more →

Tags: Tasers, prisons, child abuse, Children, accelerate death, Stun Gun, Take Your Child to Work Day, eID, Sgt. Walter Schmidt

CLOSE TO HOME: Women are hidden in state prison crisis (US)

Women News Network - WNN wrote 4 years ago: BARBARA BLOOM – PressDemocrat.com (Petaluma, CA) – Wed 15 April, 2009 We are facing a co … more →

Tags: Women News Network Breaking News Portal, breaking women's news, international women's breaking news, Women News Network - WNN, women's breaking news, global women's breaking news, women's rights breaking news, human rights breaking news, World News

CLOSE TO HOME: Women are hidden in state prison crisis (US)

Women News Network - WNN wrote 4 years ago: BARBARA BLOOM – PressDemocrat.com (Petaluma, CA) – Wed 15 April, 2009 We are facing a co … more →

Tags: Women News Network Breaking News Portal, breaking women's news, international women's breaking news, Women News Network - WNN, women's breaking news, global women's breaking news, women's rights breaking news, human rights breaking news, World News

News, Public Health: A Prestigious Award for UCHC, an HMO for Inmates... and the White Bus 1 comment

KC wrote 4 years ago: A unique program administered by UConn Health Center is the Correctional Managed Health Care Program … more →

Tags: Epidemiology/Public Health, Teaching-and-Learning in Medicine, Academic Medicine, Other Stuff, Journalism, Public Health, Health Care-UCHC, Clinical Staff-UCHC, UCHC-2008 Awards

The Economy is bad -- but the prison business is booming!2 comments

Administrator wrote 5 years ago: We now know that for the first time in the history of the United States of America, more than 1 in e … more →

Tags: Privatized Prisons, corrections, hutto, family prisons


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