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Retired Canadian Football-Star-Turned-Prison-Official Faulted
Ron Stewart endeared himself to Canadian citizens during his years as a star halfback for the Ottawa Rough Riders. He later entered into public service where be served for 26 years, including as a prison oversight official, until he retired in 2004. It was recently revealed that the Canadian icon ...
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- The Poisoned Pen of Fort Lyon Prison, by Alan Prendergast
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- Food Deprivation & Pink Clothing Imposed for Violating South Carolina Prison Rules, by David Reutter
- Largest Oregon Jail a Cesspool of Misconduct and Mismanagement, Report Finds; Sheriff Faulted and Under Fire, by Mark Wilson
- Retired Canadian Football-Star-Turned-Prison-Official Faulted, by Gary Hunter
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- CCA-Run Immigrant Family Detention Center in Texas Violates Settlement Conditions, by Matthew Clarke
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- Los Angeles Jail Canteen Audit: Contractor Rakes In $640,213 Excess Profits, by John Dannenberg
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- No Criminal Wrongdoing Found in Overpayments to Florida Private Prisons, by David Reutter
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- Iowa Faith-Based Program Held Unconstitutional by 8th Circuit; Continues with Private Funding
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- Some Australian Prisoners Entitled to Vote
- Fourth Circuit Finds Virginia Prisoner’s Religious Exercise Claim Meritorious, by Michael Rigby
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