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4 of the Worst Prisons in America Are in California
4 of the Worst Prisons in America Are in California
4 of the Worst Prisons in America Are in California
With all the talk about famous people possibly going to prison these days, it made me think about the time I visited some state prisons as a young child growing up in The South. A few of my uncles used to be locked up in state prisons, including one of my favorites, who was nicknamed "Hard Time" because he was in there for so long. Visiting t...
Washington State Incarceration Rate Higher Than All But Three Countries In World
Washington State Incarceration Rate Higher Than All But Three Countries In World
Washington State Incarceration Rate Higher Than All But Three Countries In World
If you haven't noticed, the "Land of the Free" has long since ceased to exist. A recent article in Reason magazine, cited a chart that was compiled by the Prison Policy Initiative that clearly shows the United States of America far and away leading the rest of the world in rates of incarceration with 716 citizens per 100,000 locked up.  No. 2 is Cuba (510 per 100,000) followed by Rwanda
T.I. Released From Prison Early
T.I. Released From Prison Early
T.I. Released From Prison Early
Rapper T.I has been released early from an Arkansas state prison. He got out a month early for good behavior but will continue to serve out the last month at his home under house arrest and close monitoring.  His sentenced started in November of 2010 where he was arrested for drug possession and was on probation at the time...