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Prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba  ~ Why Should it be Closed?83

Prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba ~ Why Should it be Closed?

Should the prison in Guantanamo Bay Cuba be closed despite the costs and dangers involved? The debate rages on... Please let me know your thoughts on the subject.

46 comments    united states president obama
The "Lipstick Killer" Guilty or Innocent?85

The "Lipstick Killer" Guilty or Innocent?

William Heirens William Heirens also known as the “Lipstick killer”, has been in prison since 1946. He is believed to be the longest serving inmate in the U.S. This November Heirens will be 82 years old. He has been in prison for 64 of his 82...

38 comments    crime heirens george murman
Texas Hospitality: In Huntsville Prison.80

Texas Hospitality: In Huntsville Prison.

"No man's education is complete unless he has served time in a penal institution," Sir Stafford Cripps.. The main feeling I had when the steel-barred cage door slammed...

12 comments    death drugs texas
The Prison Industrial Complex: Does It Create A New Form Of Slavery? How Much Labor Is Done By Prisoners In The System?83

The Prison Industrial Complex: Does It Create A New Form Of Slavery? How Much Labor Is Done By Prisoners In The System?

Even though only five percent of the people on the planet reside in the United States, the United States confines twenty five percent of the globe's prison population.

24 comments    united states prison slavery
Overcrowding in prisons - a simple solution83

Overcrowding in prisons - a simple solution

An article in the January 16, 2010 edition of the Boston Globe entitled “Parole overhaul to burden prisons”  it is suggested that overhauling the parole system, making it tougher to be released on parole,...

2 comments    prison crime and punishment
The Outlaw "Gunplay Maxwell"81

The Outlaw "Gunplay Maxwell"

“Gunplay Maxwell,” was born James Otis Bliss in the Boston area about 1860. He was to use several aliases’ during his lifetime. His father, a hotel owner, provided his son with a good education, but his son was prone to getting into trouble. ...

1 comment    utah old west outlaw
Don't Take It Personal81

Don't Take It Personal

Arlene V. Poma talks about how an inmate at Pelican Bay State Prison taught her about not taking things personal. And how a magazine writer for People magazine and a publisher for the Oakland Tribune killed her joy for writing.

36 comments    people magazine journalism
A Prisoner's Re-Entry is Just the Beginning75

A Prisoner's Re-Entry is Just the Beginning

They don'g just get out of prison and get to live free. There's tons of roadblocks and detours an ex-con must deal with, all while trying not to go back to jail.

3 comments    ex offender hiring felons
10 Songs About Northern California78

10 Songs About Northern California

Few cities in Northern California get sung about the way Los Angeles does. Here's celebrating 10 Northern cities that have made their way into song.

2 comments    california san francisco oakland
Ted Bundy76

Ted Bundy

Theodore Robert "Ted" Bundy (November 24, 1946 – January 23, 1989) was one of the most notorious murderers in U.S. history. A serial killer, rapist, and necrophiliac, Bundy murdered scores of young women across the United States between 1974...

164 comments    ghosts ghost serial killer
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