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	Federal Prisons Swamped; Inmate Population Grew by 5.8 Percent in 2003
		Federal Prisons Swamped; Inmate Population Grew by 5.8 Percent in 2003
		Federal prisons were operating at 39 percent over capacity at the end of 2003, after inmate populations grew by 5.8 percent.
		State prison populations grew by 1.6 percent in that time; federal prison populations by 5.8 percent.
	www.uscourts.gov /newsroom/prisons.htm (212 words)

	Drug Policy Alliance: Drug Prohibition & the U.S. Prison System
		One-third of the increase in prison and jail populations since 1980 is due to the increase in drug law violators behind bars.
		16,401 people were committed (2) to federal prisons for drug law violations in 1992, a 364% increase from the 3,675 committed in 1980.
		The increase in fls incarcerated for drug law violations accounts for 60% of the increase in the fl state prison population from 1986 to 1991, and 91% of the increase in federal prisons from 1990 to 1994.
	www.drugpolicy.org /library/research/prison.cfm (1097 words)

	FEDERAL PRISONS
		And the results are compelling: private prisons exceed standards of conduct expected in publicly-run prisons; private prisons operate between seven and 30 percent less expensively than public prisons; private prisons have fewer problems with inmate populations; and private prisons invest more time in prisoner rehabilitation and education.
		Prisons are not universities, hotels, resorts, play areas, or experimental facilities for goody-two-shoe social workers.
		Prison authorities should be mainly concerned with ensuring these prisoners stay in prison for the duration of their sentences all of it.
	jamesbredin.tripod.com /numbertwo/id6.html (620 words)

	The Nation's Prison Population Grew Almost Nine Percent Last Year
		Prisoners serving a drug sentence increased from 8 percent of the state and federal prison population in 1980 to 26 percent in 1993.
		In federal prisons, inmates sentenced for drug law violations were the single largest group--60 percent in 1993, up from 25 percent in 1980.
		The average growth in the number of state and federal prisoners sentenced to at least a year's incarceration was equal to the need for 1,542 more beds per week in 1994.
	www.druglibrary.org /schaffer/GOVPUBS/dojpr1.htm (810 words)

	Preventing Disclosure of Classified Information in Prisons
		Where the issue is prevention of acts of violence and terrorism, it is appropriate for government officials, at the highest level and acting on the basis of their intelligence information, to impose restrictions on an inmate's public dissemination of information that may cause such acts.
		It is not the intention of the Bureau of Prisons that the restrictions imposed in these special cases routinely include complete curtailment of privileges, including all means of access, but rather the regulation is directed to allowing the imposition of appropriate limitations, as needed to prevent acts of violence and terrorism.
		The Bureau of Prisons is not aware of any further revision that may be made to more effectively achieve the intent of the rule without increasing the potential for acts of violence and terrorism.
	www.fas.org /sgp/othergov/prison.html (2063 words)

	Federal Government Saves Private Prisons As State Convict Population Levels Off
		While state prison populations appeared to be leveling off, the head counts in federal prisons were growing more rapidly than ever, fueled by tougher drug and immigration laws.
		Even with the recent addition of five private prisons to the federal government's 100 publicly owned and operated facilities, the federally run lockups still have more inmates overall than their stated capacity.
		And tough immigration legislation in 1996 led to sharp increases in the arrest and incarceration of so-called criminal aliens.
	www.commondreams.org /headlines01/1106-05.htm (3311 words)

	Federal Observer Articles - Federal Observer
		It pays to incarcerate criminal aliens in federal prisons and reimburses state and local governments for a portion of their costs of incarcerating some, but not all, criminal aliens illegally in the country through the Department of Justice's State Criminal Alien Assistance Program managed by the Bureau of Justice Assistance.
		It is estimated the federal cost of incarcerating criminal aliens - Bureau of Prison's cost to incarcerate criminals and reimbursements to state and local governments under SCAAP --totaled approximately $5.8 billion for calendar years 2001 through 2004.
		Federal reimbursements for incarcerating criminal aliens in state prisons and local jails declined from $550 million in 2001 to $280 million in 2004, in a large part due to a reduction in congressional appropriations.
	www.federalobserver.com /archive.php?aid=9881 (739 words)

	Federal Prisons Bureau to grow IT business
		Federal Prison Industries Inc. plans to greatly increase its sales of technology services to federal agencies both directly and by joining teams of other vendors over the next two years, according to the Bureau of Prisons.
		For example, federal prisoners who have experience in technology are not allowed to work in the IT operation.
		Federal prisoners also are barred from accessing systems that connect directly to the Internet, officials said.
	www.gcn.com /online/vol1_no1/40074-1.html (383 words)

	Drug Offenders Fill Federal Prisons
		According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the current population of the federal prison system is 189,984.
		An overwhelming 93.3% of the inmates populating federal prisons are males.
		Further analysis revealed that 31.5% of the federal prison population is Hispanic.
	www.jasonamartin.com /law/drug-offenders-fill-federal-prisons (531 words)

	Bureau of Justice Statistics Prison Statistics
		Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear 2006, 6/07.
		Reports the number of persons in State and Federal prisons at yearend, compares the increase in the prison population during 2005 with that of the previous year, and gives the prison growth rates since 1995.
		Compares educational attainment of State and Federal prison inmates, jail inmates, and probationers to that of the general population.
	www.ojp.usdoj.gov /bjs/prisons.htm (2122 words)

	Drug War Facts: Prisons, Jails and Probation – Overview
		The Department of Justice reported that at year-end 2003, federal prisons held a total of 158,426 inmates, of whom 86,972 (55%) were drug offenders.
		By comparison in 2000 federal prisons held 131,739 total inmates of whom 74,276 (56%) were drug offenders, and in 1995 federal prisons held a total of 88,658 inmates of whom 52,782 (60%) were drug offenders.
		In Wisconsin, the number of state prisoners who were housed in other states (known as interstate transfers) caused concern because these prisoners would be counted in the decennial census in the states where they were incarcerated.
	www.drugwarfacts.org /prison.htm (3290 words)

	Prisons (Site not responding. Last check: )
		When a person is a convected of a crime they are placed in a prison as punishment for their crimes.
		Federal Prisons: People convicted of federal crimes are sent to a federal prison.
		State Prisons: State prisons are designed to hold people convicted of crimes of the state, or of crimes commited in that state.
	library.thinkquest.org /CR0212822/NsPages/Prisons.html (306 words)

	Federal Prisons :: Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, California, 8th District
		The Federal Bureau of Prisons, National Institute of Corrections website can be accessed to find the location of a federal prisoner, a directory of federal correctional facilities, and other public information.
		Congresswoman Pelosi's staff can process requests for prisoners who resided in the district prior to their incarceration and to family members of prisoners who reside in the 8th Congressional District.
		If you have a Federal Prison related emergency, please call the congresswoman's district office at 415-556-4862 for assistance.
	www.house.gov /pelosi/conservices/Fed_Prisons.html (145 words)

	Federal Government Saves Private Prisons As State Convict Population Levels Off
		While state prison populations appeared to be leveling off, the head counts in federal prisons were growing more rapidly than ever, fueled by tougher drug and immigration laws.
		If privatization at the federal level turns out to be an expensive experiment, the chances that Congress or the White House would push for broad-scale outsourcing of federal prisons would diminish.
		Even with the recent addition of five private prisons to the federal government's 100 publicly owned and operated facilities, the federally run lockups still have more inmates overall than their stated capacity.
	commondreams.org /headlines01/1106-05.htm (3311 words)

	GAO-05-337R, Information on Criminal Aliens Incarcerated in Federal and State Prisons and Local Jails
		It pays to incarcerate criminal aliens in federal prisons and reimburses state and local governments for a portion of their costs of incarcerating some, but not all, criminal aliens illegally in the country through the Department of Justice's State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) managed by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA).
		Federal reimbursements for incarcerating criminal aliens in state prisons and local jails declined from $550 million in 2001 to $280 million in 2004, in a large part due to a reduction in congressional appropriations.
		The federal government bears total cost of incarcerating all criminal aliens in federal prisons and reimburses state and local governments for portions of their incarceration costs for certain criminal alien populations through the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP).
	www.gao.gov /htext/d05337r.html (4041 words)

	Increase of women in prison tied to drugs (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The number of women incarcerated in state and federal prisons in 2004 was up 4 percent compared with 2003, nearly double the 1.8 percent increase among men, the study said.
		That figure includes federal and state prisoners, as well as 713,990 inmates held in local jails, 15,757 prisoners in U.S. territorial prisons, 9,788 in immigration and customs facilities, 2,177 in military facilities, 1,826 in Indian Country jails and 102,338 in juvenile facilities.
		Growth last year in federal prison populations was 5.5 percent, outpacing overall prisoner growth but slipping from the 7.4 average annual growth in federal prison populations since 1995.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/05297/593987.stm (507 words)

	Federal prisons increase restrictions : ICT [2004/12/31]
		Nationwide, the current trend of prison officials is to limit the amount of time Indian prisoners can participate in sweat lodge ceremonies, pipe ceremonies, talking circles, spiritual gatherings and drum practice.
		Although the prison claims the wood supply for ceremonies is depleted and needs to be rationed, supporters said the wood provided is scrap wood, regardless of supply.
		Prison systems need new regulations to allow Indian inmates to exercise their fundamental freedom of religious rights protected by law.
	www.indiancountry.com /content.cfm?id=1096410090 (904 words)

	Human Rights Watch: Prison Conditions in the United States
		The BOP has, however, stated that after a comprehensive examination of chapel libraries in the federal prison system, it may institute a similar policy and once again remove a portion of religious texts that are made available to inmates.
		Thirty percent of prisoners are estimated to have major depression and 15 percent may have a psychotic disorder.
		The evidence is overwhelming that it is cruel and a violation of basic human dignity to force prisoners with serious mental illness to spend years confined round the clock in claustrophobic cells, with nothing to do, and no one with whom to have a normal conversation.
	www.hrw.org /prisons (1562 words)

	Critics question Federal Prisons' business plans (4/22/99) -- www.GovernmentExecutive.com
		Federal Prison Industries, also called Unicor, is a division of the Justice Department's Bureau of Prisons.
		With a burgeoning prison population, Unicor is now planning for the first time to offer prison labor to private firms.
		One provision of the Jan. 7 Federal Register announcement that raised the ire of contractors is one that says Unicor will ask agencies to cancel any soliciations announced in the Commerce Business Daily that should be reserved for Unicor.
	www.govexec.com /dailyfed/0499/042299b1.htm (724 words)

	USDOJ: What We Do: Manage Prisons and Inmates
		Each federal prison provides services to help prepare inmates to return to their communities as productive citizens.
		The Federal Detention Trustee coordinates and develops efficiencies in the detention program, in cooperation with other agencies, while ensuring that Federal agencies involved in detention provide for the safe, secure and humane confinement of persons in the custody of the United States while awaiting trial or immigration proceedings.
		The Federal Bureau of Prisons uses volunteers in all disciplines within the institution and community corrections facilities.
	www.usdoj.gov /whatwedo/whatwedo_mpi.html (592 words)

	Washington State Legal FAQ's - Jails and Prisons Types and Kinds
		In addition, most inmates are entitled to have contact with other prisoners, limited access to an outside exercise yard, the use of indoor exercise facilities, the use of a library, and other similar activities.
		For most inmates, good behavior in prison or jail is rewarded by giving credit against a sentence and may allow inmates to leave the facility before their actual sentence expires.
		Generally, private jails and prisons are run in the same day-to-day manner of structured inmate schedules and limited contact with the outside world.
	www.duiattorneyswashington.com /TypesofJailsPrisons.htm (1164 words)

	Discrimination Against Aboriginal Women Rampant in Federal Prisons
		Prisoners at Millhaven put out the call for August 10th to become a national day of remembrance for prisoners who die preventable deaths from suicide, murder and medical neglect.
		Despite the building of these new regional prisons, many Aboriginal women are still serving oppressive time in men's prisons or are locked away in maximum security cells, unable to access the necessary programs and services related to their increased potential for successful reintegration back into the community.
		Under federal corrections legislation, the Corrections and Conditional Release Act, sections 81 and 84, were intended to allow for Aboriginal communities to take custody of their own offenders, including women who are serving long-term sentences.
	www.prisonjustice.ca /politics/1018_discaborig.html (1306 words)

	Federal Prisons
		Federal prisons are highly centralized with one director appointed by the president, six regional directors, and a staff of over 25,000.
		Federal prisons house offenders whose crimes involve interstate commerce, bank robbery, violations of other federal laws, kidnapping, and crimes committed on federal property.
		Sixty percent of those in federal prisons are there for drug violations.
	users.ipfw.edu /mayd/J101/chapter12a/tsld017.htm (56 words)

	Latest News - Federal Prisons Packed with Almost 165,000
		Drug laws that increased the number of federal crimes and lengthened sentences have raised the number of inmates in the federal system from 24,000 in 1980 to nearly 165,000.
		Drug addiction and a lack of treatment are ongoing problems at the nation's 102 federal prisons, according to the report, which found that visitors, prison staff and the mail are the main ways drugs are getting into the prisons.
		Key avenues for drugs to enter prisons are "contact" visits in which inmates are allowed to touch family members and friends, the report said.
	www.november.org /stayinfo/breaking/USAToday.html (949 words)

	USATODAY.com - Federal prisons packed with almost 165,000 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		WASHINGTON — At a time when tight budgets have forced many states to consider the early release of hundreds of inmates to cut costs, the federal prison system is bursting at the seams and ranks as the largest in the nation.
		The Bureau of Prisons is one of the fastest-growing arms of the federal government.
		In Iowa, Greene says, officials were discussing a massive prison lockdown plan and a furlough of prison guards to cut costs.
	www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2003-01-22-prisons-usat_x.htm (485 words)

	The Federal Bureau of Prisons has changed how Federal Prison Inmates are incarcerated.
		Federal Defense Attorneys, Federal Defendants and Federal Inmates need to be aware of the major changes the Federal Bureau of Prisons has made to their core Program Statement 5100 - Inmate Security Designation and Custody Classification Manual.
		Federal Prison Consultants, LLC is available as a National Expert with over 150 years of combined criminal justice, paralegal and corrections experience, to assist with all types of sentencing and prison related matters.
		Federal Prison Consultants, LLC has over 150 years of combined experience in criminal justice, paralegal and corrections.
	www.prweb.com /releases/2006/9/prweb438403.htm (583 words)

	FederalNewsRadio - WFED: Terror Inmates' Mail Still Goes Unread
		The U.S. Bureau of Prisons is supposed to translate and screen all mail to and from the highest-risk inmates _ including terrorists, gang members and spies _ for evidence of criminal activity.
		The Justice Department's mail investigation was spurred, in part, after three convicted terrorists at a federal maximum-security prison in Florence, Colo., were found to have written an estimated 90 letters between 2002 and 2004 to Islamic extremists _ some with links to the March 11, 2004, attacks on commuter trains in Madrid.
		The Bureau of Prisons "continues to be incompetent when it comes to detecting possible terrorist activity in federal prisons," said Schumer, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee that oversees the agency.
	www.federalnewsradio.com /?nid=78&sid=931640 (1190 words)

	AIDS TESTING PROBLEMS IN FEDERAL PRISONS
		The next escalation in the war came in January, 1988, when several inmates I knew at Danbury (Connecticut) federal prison were delayed in release to halfway houses because their HIV tests were not on file.
		Since Leo wisely didn't trust the prison authorities, and had seen others delayed in release because of the HIV testing program, he made a point of going to the hospital to have them check his file and be sure he had everything he needed for release.
		The letter to the BOP director had some effect, as the prison received a call authorizing yet another test for Leo with the results to be checked immediately at the local hospital instead of waiting for the lab in California to receive and report of the first sample mailed from Connecticut.
	www.io.com /~larrybob/aidspris.html (1036 words)

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