May 21, 2013

Mumia Abul Jamal Released to General Prison Population

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*Activist and former death row inmate, Mumia Abu-Jamal has been moved to the general prison population after being convicted of murdering a Philadelphia police officer over 30 years ago. But the battle to free him still continues. A spokesperson for the Pennsylvania Dept. of Corrections, told the media that he was moved from restricted housing [...]




The Journal of Steffanie Rivers: Banking On Crime and Punishment

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*The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world, proving that the prison industrial complex has been profitable. Despite the annual $3 billion private prison industry, some state and local governments that risked everything in hopes that for-profit prisons were the key to their long-term financial success have realized they should have diversified. [...]