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News from Florida
News From Florida
It seems that the governor of this state [Florida] is trying to pass a 25¢ tax on every pack of cigarettes to raise money for the construction 21,000 additional prison beds to keep the violent offenders behind bars longer and, if possible, not to let them out ...
It seems that the governor of this state [Florida] is trying to pass a 25¢ tax on every pack of cigarettes to raise money for the construction 21,000 additional prison beds to keep the violent offenders behind bars longer and, if possible, not to let them out ...
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- Washington Women in Prison, by Vicki McLemore
- English Only Rule Not Applicable to Group Prayers
- New Prisoner Resource Guide Available
- Should You Tell a Potential Employer You're an Ex-Felon?, by John Adams
- Harassment of Jailhouse Lawyer Violates Access to Courts
- The Black Political Voice, by Gerald D Fuller
- Campaign of Repression, by Mumia Abu-Jamal
- Freedom for Puerto Rican POWs
- Prisoners as Workers: Court Defines Applicability of FLSA, by Ed Mead
- Solidarity with Revolutionary Prisoners
- Prisoners as Workers in Washington State: New Law Will Increase Exploitation, by Ed Mead
- Editorial, by Ed Mead
- CEML Update
- The Telephone Game
- News from Florida, by M L
- FLA Death Penalty Games, by Frank Valdez
- Grievance Appeals Necessary, by Leck II, Jack
- Prison Privatization in England
- MI Phone Rip Off, by B K
- The Collapse of the Brazilian Penal System, by Jayme Brenner
- German Geriatric Prison
- Guatemalan Prison Riot
- Death Squads and Prison Protests in Ecuador
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