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Mayor Bloomberg wants control of city's juvenile delinquents, eyes overhaul of system

Criminal Justince officials Tuesday praised Mayor Bloomberg's plan to overhaul the state's juvenile detention system, which they charge is overpriced and ineffective.

Prisons Cut Costs With Recycled Underwear

Prisons in Washington are issuing inmates with used uniforms, recycled underwear and shorter socks in an effort to cut costs, the Seattle Times reported Friday.

Miami Prison Holds "Inmate Idol"

Metro West Detention Center in Miami-Dade held its 2nd annual Inmate Idol Contest Saturday, pitting convicted felons and inmates awaiting trial against each other in a singing and rapping battle. The contest not only showcases the inmates' talents but also boosts their morale.

Federal judges refuse to delay California prison ruling

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A special judicial panel denied a motion Thursday by the Schwarzenegger administration that sought to delay an order requiring California to reduce its prison population.

Rioting inmates set central Kentucky prison ablaze

BURGIN, Ky. — Rioting inmates set fire to trash cans and other items inside a central Ky. prison, and damage to some buildings was so extensive that officials were busing many of the facility's 1,200 prisoners elsewhere, police said Saturday.

Federal officials tour Michigan prison where Guantanamo detainees could go

Federal officials arrived shortly after 9 a.m. today to tour the Standish Maximum Correctional Facility to determine if it could be used to house detainees from Guantanamo Bay.

Pennsylvania considers sending inmates to Michigan

Karen Bouffard The Detroit News 08/12/2009

Expert warned officials of crowded California prison

GILLIAN FLACCUS and DON THOMPSON PAp 08/10/2009
Pennsylvania considers sending inmates to Michigan

Lansing -- A third party has expressed interest in exporting prisoners to Michigan -- but they'll have to stand in line behind California and the federal government, which is thinking about shipping in terror suspects from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Expert warned officials of crowded California prison

SANTA ANA, Calif. — A weekend riot at an overcrowded California prison that injured 175 has come at a critical time for the state's prisons.

California prison riot injures over 250 inmates

Rioting inmates smashed and burned a large California prison on Saturday night and Sunday morning, injuring 250 prisoners and hospitalizing 55.

Senators block Obama nominees, protest Guantanamo

WASHINGTON — Kansas' two U.S. senators are blocking 10 of President Barack Obama's nominees for senior administration posts at the Pentagon and Justice Department in protest over a proposal to house Guantanamo detainees at the Fort Leavenworth prison.


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