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Does Being Left Behind in Childhood Lead to Criminality in Adulthood - Evidence From Data on Rural-Urban Migrants and Prison Inmates in China

Publication • 2021

Filed under: Crime/Demographics

Does Being Left Behind in Childhood Lead to Criminality in Adulthood - Evidence From Data on Rural-Urban Migrants and Prison Inmates in China Does being “left–behind” in childhood lead to criminality in adulthood? Evidence from data on rural-urban migrants and prison inmates in China∗ Lisa Cameron† Xin Meng‡ Dandan Zhang§ …

Carceral Strategy and the Social Structure in Maoist China

Publication • 2021

Filed under: Prisoners-International

Carceral Strategy and the Social Structure in Maoist China CARCERAL STRATEGY AND THE SOCIAL STRUCTURE IN MAOIST CHINA Mao-hong Lin Abstract This Article explores the connection between the carceral strategy utilized by the Chinese government and the social structure in the Mao era. From Mao’s view, thought reform and profit-seeking …

News in Brief

Article • May 1, 2020 • from PLN May, 2020

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by California: On March 28, 2020, death row prisoner Lonnie Franklin Jr., 67, aka “Grim Sleeper,” was found unresponsive in his San Quentin cell. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation spokeswoman Terry Thornton told reporters, “There were no signs of trauma. They don’t know why he died.” …

Artificial Intelligence for Surveillance Spreading to Prisons Around the Globe

Article • April 1, 2020 • from PLN April, 2020

Filed under: Databases, Police State-Surveillance

Artificial Intelligence for Surveillance Spreading to Prisons Around the Globe by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins Artificial Intelligence, long thought to be the wave of the future, has become a present reality in prisons around the globe. Facilities in Hong Kong and China have already established themselves on the cutting …

Institute for Criminal Policy Research - World Prison Population List, 2018

Publication • January 1, 2018

Filed under: Statistics/Trends

Institute for Criminal Policy Research - World Prison Population List, 2018 World Prison Population List twelfth edition Roy Walmsley Introduction This twelfth edition of the World Prison Population List gives details of the number of prisoners held in 223 prison systems in independent countries and dependent territories. It shows the …

News in Brief

Article • May 5, 2017 • from PLN May, 2017

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by News in Brief Argentina: Ten years ago, Gabriel Herrera was serving time for fraud and robbery when he murdered his then-wife, Veronica Castro, during a conjugal visit. On January 5, 2017, Herrera killed his current girlfriend, Andrea Neri, 19, in a similar fashion during a visit …

China Pledges to Stop Taking Organs from Executed Prisoners

Article • September 7, 2016

Filed under: Prison Reform, Statistics/Trends, International, Prisoners-International, Political Prisoners (International), Religious Freedom

China Pledges to Stop Taking Organs from Executed Prisoners by Prison officials in China—where prevailing religious beliefs dictate that humans he buried whole after their death—plan to stop taking organs from thousands of prisoners executed every year. But many doubt the practice will entirely cease because the need for organs …

China Vows to Finance Mass Incarceration with Public Funds, Not Prison Profits

Article • September 6, 2016

Filed under: Prison Labor, Prison Reform, Cost of Prison Systems, International, Prisoners-International, Political Prisoners (International)

China Vows to Finance Mass Incarceration with Public Funds, Not Prison Profits by Despite its atrocious human rights record, China appears to be trying to ensure prisoner safety while at the same time properly financing its prisons. Wu Aiying, China's Minister of Justice, announced in April 2012 while addressing a …

Prisoners in Chinese Labor Camps Send Pleas for Help in Exported Products

Article • August 2, 2016 • from PLN August, 2016

Filed under: Prison Labor, International, International Law, Prisoners-International, Political Prisoners (International)

Prisoners in Chinese Labor Camps Send Pleas for Help in Exported Products by Joe Watson Chinese prisoners have used a novel, if not entirely secure, method of reporting human rights abuses, by stashing handwritten notes in the products they are forced to make inside prison sweatshops. Accounts of former prisoners …

News in Brief

Article • February 29, 2016 • from PLN March, 2016

Filed under: News, News in Brief

News in Brief by Arizona: On December 3, 2015, Brama Koroma walked into a Westwood bar wearing a black-and-white striped Maricopa County jail uniform that he had purchased online. Krystina Smith was at the bar and thought it was a delayed Halloween costume. “He was acting normal,” she said. Phoenix …

China's Forced Prison Labor and Re-Education Camps Await Prostitutes After Roundups

Article • November 10, 2015

Filed under: Gender Discrimination -- Women, Prison Labor

China's Forced Prison Labor and Re-Education Camps Await Prostitutes After Roundups by Christopher Zoukis China's Forced Prison Labor and Re-Education Camps Await Prostitutes After Roundups by Christopher Zoukis Notwithstanding China's great economic boom that has created a new class of millionaires and well-to-do urban citizens, the specter of Mao-era re-education …

News In Brief

Article • September 24, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015

Filed under: News in Brief

News In Brief by Alabama: On April 9, 2013, Kenneth Wayne Patton was arrested on a domestic violence charge. When he arrived at the Etowah County Jail, he informed guards that he used to be employed at the St. Clair Correctional Facility and should be put in protective custody. Despite …

Inside a Chinese Prison: An American’s Perspective

Article • June 23, 2014

Filed under: Prison Labor, Work Conditions/Safety, Prisoners-International

Inside a Chinese Prison: An American’s Perspective by Foster, Stuart B. Inside a Chinese Prison: An American’s Perspective by Stuart B. Foster I grew up around jails and prisons in the Upstate of South Carolina. My grandfather was born in jail, with the punch line being his father was the …

China Vows to Finance Incarceration with Public Funds, Not Prison Profits

Article • November 15, 2013 • from PLN November, 2013

Filed under: Work, Prison Industries, Prisoners-International

China Vows to Finance Incarceration with Public Funds, Not Prison Profits by Despite its atrocious human rights record, China says it is taking steps to ensure that its prison system is publicly financed and that prisoners receive rehabilitative opportunities. Wu Aiying, China’s Minister of Justice, announced last year that profits …

China Pledges to Stop Harvesting Organs from Executed Prisoners

Article • March 15, 2013 • from PLN March, 2013

Filed under: Medical, Medical Experiments/Exploitation, Transplants, Prisoners-International

China Pledges to Stop Harvesting Organs from Executed Prisoners by On March 23, 2012, government officials in China said they plan to stop harvesting organs from the thousands of prisoners who are executed each year. However, many doubt the practice will entirely cease because the need for organs is too …

China Taking Steps to Reduce Number of Executions

Article • January 15, 2010 • from PLN January, 2010

Filed under: International, International Law, Prisoners-International, Political Prisoners (International), Death Penalty

China Taking Steps to Reduce Number of Executions by In July, 2009, Zhang Jun, vice president of China’s Supreme People’s Court, said that China was taking steps to reduce the number of executions. Despite the televising of many executions as a form of public intimidation, the absolute number of executions …

Organ Harvesting In China Prison Goes High Tech

Article • September 15, 2009 • from PLN September, 2009

Filed under: Medical Experiments/Exploitation, Transplants, International, Prisoners-International

Organ Harvesting In China Prison Goes High Tech by Gary Hunter China’s Ministry of Health currently employs several teams of specialized doctors to harvest organs from condemned prisoners. When a prisoner is scheduled to die selected teams are sent to China’s Changi Prison depending upon which organs are to be …

An Alley way in Hell - China’s Abusive “Black Jails,” Human Rights Watch, 2009

Publication • 2009

Filed under: International, Prisoners-International

An Alley way in Hell - China’s Abusive “Black Jails,” Human Rights Watch, 2009 China H U M A N “An Alleyway in Hell” R I G H T S China’s Abusive “Black Jails” W A T C H “An Alleyway in Hell” China’s Abusive “Black Jails” Copyright © 2009 …

Dead Bodies at “Bodies” Exhibit May Be Executed Chinese Prisoners

Article • March 15, 2009 • from PLN March, 2009

Filed under: Medical Experiments/Exploitation, Prisoners-International, Death Penalty, News, Federal Legislation

Dead Bodies at “Bodies” Exhibit May Be Executed Chinese Prisoners by Gary Hunter Dead Bodies at “Bodies” Exhibit May Be Executed Chinese Prisoners by Gary Hunter In 1977, German anatomist Gunther von Hagens developed a technique called plastination. The process involves slicing open human cadavers, exposing or extracting the internal …

Tainted Chinese Toothpaste Distributed in U.S. Prisons and Hospitals

Article • April 15, 2008 • from PLN April, 2008

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Toxic Fumes/Chemicals, Hygiene Supplies, Product Liability

Tainted Chinese Toothpaste Distributed in U.S. Prisons and Hospitals by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On June 1, 2007, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning that toothpaste made in China was found to be contaminated with diethylene glycol (DEG), a toxic chemical used in antifreeze and …