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Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
Filed under: Prison Labor
Brits Alarmed to Learn Prisoners Work as Insurance Telemarketers by Joe Watson Brits Alarmed to Learn Prisoners Work as Insurance Telemarketers by Joe Watson Some knickers are in a bunch over revelations that prisoners in Great Britain are working as telemarketers for an insurance company. Prisoners at two facilities – …
Article • June 11, 2015
Filed under: Religious Diet
U.K. Ministry of Justice Announces Finding Pork DNA in Halal Prison Foods by Matthew Clarke U.K. Ministry of Justice Announces Finding Pork DNA in Halal Prison Foods By Matt Clarke In February 2013, the U.K.’s Department of Justice issued an apology and suspended a prison meat supplier after traces of …
Article • February 4, 2015 • from PLN February, 2015
United States, Britain Offer Training to “Improve” Prison Conditions in Afghanistan by United States, Britain Offer Training to “Improve” Prison Conditions in Afghanistan While attempting to liberate Afghanistan from the tyranny of the Taliban, the U.S. and Great Britain have given the Afghans incarceration-related tools and training, ostensibly to improve …
Article • September 12, 2014 • from PLN September, 2014
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by News in Brief Brazil: Brazilian authorities announced on January 15, 2014 that an investigation would be initiated into atrocities at the infamous Pedrinhas penitentiary. Bloody battles between rival prison gangs resulted in complaints of mass rapes of women visitors and the posting of a video depicting …
Article • July 30, 2014
The Death Penalty in the United States and the Force of Regional Human Rights Law by Saira Mohamed The Death Penalty in the United States and the Force of Regional Human Rights Law by Saira Mohamed The botched execution last month of Oklahoma prisoner Clayton Lockett has focused attention on …
Article • July 9, 2014 • from PLN July, 2014
England, Increasing Number of States Allow Same-Sex Prisoner Marriages or Civil Unions by England, Increasing Number of States Allow Same-Sex Prisoner Marriages or Civil Unions Prisoners in England, including those in the highest security classification, are being allowed to enter into same-sex civil partnerships due to a policy change that …
Article • July 4, 2014 • from PLN July, 2014
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by News in Brief Arizona: A prisoner serving time for gang- and drug-related offenses, as well as his attorney-wife, mother, sister, ex-wife and another woman have been indicted on more than 250 charges following a two-year investigation into the New Mexican Mafia prison gang. Angel Lopez Garcia …
European Court of Human Rights Ruling Rebukes U.S. Prison System by Derek Gilna European Court of Human Rights Ruling Rebukes U.S. Prison System by Derek Gilna A suspected terrorist diagnosed as mentally ill will not be extradited from Britain to the United States to face charges that he conspired to …
Article • May 7, 2014
Security Giant Admits $38 Million Fraud by James Kilgore G4S, which bills itself as “the world’s largest security company,” has encountered rough going in the carceral marketplace in recent weeks. The latest episode in the troubles of this British-Danish security giant came with its public admission on November 18 that …
Article • December 15, 2013 • from PLN December, 2013
British Court Blocks Sex Offender’s Extradition to U.S. Due to “Draconian” Civil Commitment Policies by In June 2012, Britain’s High Court of Justice blocked the extradition of a defendant wanted in Minnesota for sex crimes, stating a “flagrant denial” of his human rights would result if he were subjected to …
Analysis of Sex Offender Requirements and Civil Committment in U.S. and U.K. Kate Hynes Penn St. J. of Law & Int. Affairs 2013 Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs Volume 2 | Issue 2 November 2013 The Cost of Fear: An Analysis of Sex Offender Registration, Community Notification, …
Article • March 15, 2013 • from PLN March, 2013
British Call Center Fires Employees to Hire Prison Slave Labor by A British company in Wales reportedly fired 17 of its call center employees to make room for prisoners that it pays just £3 a day—or less than $5.00. Beginning in December 2011, at least 23 prisoners were bussed in …
Article • July 15, 2012
Sixties Singer Torches Debt Collector's Car; Mocks Court by The former lead singer of the Sixties band, the Mindbenders, found himself on the wrong end of the law when he poured gasoline on a debt collector's car and set it on fire. On May 25, 2007, Wayne Fontana, also known …
Business is Booming for Prison Profiteers by James Kilgore Private corrections company The GEO Group celebrated the holiday season by opening a new 1,500-bed prison in Milledgeville, Georgia on December 12, 2011. The $80 million facility is expected to generate approximately $28 million in annual revenues. Though GEO (formerly Wackenhut …
U.K. Terrorism Suspects May Challenge Extradition Based on U.S. Prison Conditions by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On July 8, 2010, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg, France held that four suspects being detained in the United Kingdom pending extradition to the United States on terrorism charges …
Child Porn Investigations May Snare the Innocent by Michael Rigby by Mike Rigby A new threat looms in the Internet age – the threat of improper prosecutions and wrongful convictions for the unwitting receipt, possession or attempted possession of child pornography. Everyone is at risk, as these offenses can be …
Crime Labs in Crisis: Shoddy Forensics Used to Secure Convictions by Matthew Clarke To millions of people whose knowledge of crime labs comes from television shows such as CSI, Bones, Crossing Jordan and the venerable Quincy M.E., the forensic experts who work at such labs seem to be infallible scientists …
Article • May 15, 2010 • from PLN May, 2010
Methadone Vending Machines Installed in British Prisons by Fifty-seven methadone vending machines have been installed in British prisons in an effort to help opiate-addicted prisoners manage their drug addictions without resorting to illegal heroin supplies available behind bars. The machines dispense individualized doses of methadone to registered prisoners after a …
Aramark Discontinues, Loses Prison Food Service Contracts by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The corporate philosophy of cutting corners to enhance profits is catching up with Aramark Correctional Services, causing the company to lose prison and jail food service contracts and putting other contracts in jeopardy. Aramark has discontinued …
Article • August 15, 2008 • from PLN August, 2008
United Kingdom Creates Foreigner Only Prisons by David Reutter In mid-2007, the United Kingdom (UK) designated two detention facilities to be occupied solely by foreign national prisoners. If the plan is successful, the government intends to expand the practice beyond the Bullwood Hall and Canterbury prisons. The move comes as …
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