Inmates of the federal prison located in South Texas rioted this February after years of complaints concerning despondent living conditions and lack of medical care. The riot, which occurred on February 20th, 2015, ended only when police officers and the Federal Bureau of Investigation took control of the
Read moreWhile the practice of complete or partial privatization of health care for prisons is relatively new – most states have privatized within the last ten years –it has become popular due to the fact that it can drastically cut costs needed to run state prisons each year.
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Read moreBy the time the members of the Arkansas House of Representatives gathered, none were ignorant regarding the urgency of acting on the issue of overcrowded prisons. Presently, county jails are holding as many as 2,500 prisoners while they wait for their place in a state prison, however
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