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Inmate sneaks video into prison, films for six months
Inmate Omar Broadway snuck a camera into Northern State Prison in Newark, New Jersey and filmed there for six months. That video is now going to be an HBO documentary. He documented cases of guard...
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Using the pain ray in prison
We were told that the pain ray was going to be used in other countries. Then, we were told it could be used here for crowd control. Now, it’s being tested for use in the Castaic jail in Los Angeles....
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South Carolina prison bans all books, except the bible
Despite the fact that such a move is unconstitutional, the Berkeley County Detention Center in Moncks Corner, South Carolina has banned all books and magazines for prisoners, except for the bible. The...
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Burning Laser Weapon Debuts in LA County Jail
Guards at the Los Angeles County jail complex in Castaic will start using a newfangled weapon that produces a deep burning sensation — which is not to be confused with a “warm fuzzy feeling” — in...
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Arizona inmates begin being identified with biometrics
The Pinal County Sheriff’s department has begun identifying inmates by iris scans and facial recognition. It has also extended the program to its 700 sex offenders registered in the county. Pinal joins...
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Man found innocent after 20 years in prison, Florida wants him to serve 3...
8 News NOW The Florida Parole Commission told the I-Team that although its decision to bring him back is discretionary, it doesn’t consider his time in Nevada. “He was convicted in Florida,” said Jane...
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Are private prisons using presumption of guilt as a business model?
MSNBC’s Ari Melber examines the big business of privately-run prisons. Then Marc Mauer, executive director at the Sentencing Project, and Michael Skolnik, editor-in-chief of TheGlobalGrind.com, join...
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Controversial TSA Nude X-Ray Machines Sent To Prisons
After years of backlash, the TSA removed the controversial screening machines that had the capability of revealing too much in their images. They weren’t scrapped entirely. They are now being...
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Federal judge unseals documents in Denver jail abuse case
Despite objections from Denver city officials, a federal judge on Thursday unsealed police internal affairs records after determining that a police investigation “smacks of a scam.” The documents...
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