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	Human Rights Watch: Prison Conditions in the United States
		Thirty percent of prisoners are estimated to have major depression and 15 percent may have a psychotic disorder.
		Prisoner A: “The hajuz is the punishment cell.
		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 (1433 words)

	\|\| Georgia Department of Corrections \|\| - State Prisons
		State prisons house violent or repeat criminals, or nonviolent inmates who have exhausted all other forms of punishment.
		Inmates in state prisons have access to classes and other services that allow them to reduce their risk to the community.
		Once the prison is constructed, the cost per day per inmate may range as high as $50.53 for maximum security facilities or as little as $42.41 for lower security facilities.
	www.dcor.state.ga.us /Divisions/Corrections/StatePrisons.html (662 words)

	CHAPTER 622 THE STATE PRISONS
		A prisoner, while so employed, or while going to or from the prisons in connection with such employment, shall be deemed to be in prison as far as all laws relating to escape, attempts to escape, and aiding escape are concerned.
		The operation of the New Hampshire state prison for women and the inmates confined to the New Hampshire state prison for women shall be governed by the same laws, rules and regulations which govern the state prisons for men and inmates of the state prisons for men, except as otherwise specified by law.
		The petition shall state that the person is an inmate, that the department has or shall incur cost of care for the inmate, and that the inmate has a sufficient estate to reimburse the state for all or part of the cost of care of such inmate.
	www.gencourt.state.nh.us /rsa/html/LX/622/622-mrg.htm (4294 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.
		Presents trend data from 1985 to 1997 on persons under 18 in State prison, focusing primarily on persons admitted to prison under the age of 18: their demographic characteristics, offenses, average sentence length, and expected time served.
	www.ojp.usdoj.gov /bjs/prisons.htm (2122 words)

	Arizona Department of Corrections
		Overseen the award of over 9,044 high school equivalency certificates; today state inmates represent 29% of all Arizona GED graduates up from 7%; state inmates earning GED certificates increased 295% from 791 to 3,125; ADC also added 37 job-training programs credentialing nearly 5,300 inmates; increased inmates working full time in prison 9%.
		The Department is dedicated to improving your safety right now throughout the time that inmates serve their sentences in prison and parolees complete their terms in the community and later, when the vast majority of the felon population returns home.
		It is our pledge to you that all of our resources are always marshaled and our efforts focused on the population, pressing offenders to prepare for their release, ready to rejoin society as civil and productive individuals.
	www.adc.state.az.us (433 words)

	cbs5.com - Calif. To Force Inmates To Out Of State Prisons
		In December, a federal judge warned that he would start releasing inmates early or prohibit convicts from being sent to state prisons from county jails unless the state acts immediately to solve the overcrowding.
		Democratic legislators, the prison guards union and attorneys who advocate for the rights of inmates have objected to forcing prisoners to leave the state against their will.
		A lawsuit by two state employee unions challenging the private prison contracts is scheduled to begin Feb. 16.
	cbs5.com /topstories/local_story_033161443.html (1064 words)

	State prisons bulging again, but Rell says situation improving - Boston.com
		State officials say Connecticut's prison population has again boomed to the level it was three years ago when overcrowding forced the state to ship some prisoners to Virginia.
		Jodi Rell, who praised state correction officials for handling the recent increase without incident, said Tuesday that she believes the population is now starting to drop again.
		State Rep. Michael Lawlor, D-East Haven, co-chairman of the legislature's Judiciary Committee and a former prosecutor, told The Advocate of Stamford that defendants who await trial in jail are more likely to receive a prison sentence from a judge than those who can afford to pay bond.
	www.boston.com /news/local/connecticut/articles/2006/12/26/state_prisons_bulging_again (477 words)

	Private Prisons:Profits of Crime (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In California, the nation's largest state prison system, the corrections budget increased seven-fold during the 1980s to $2.1 billion annually at the end of the decade-and the system was still operating at 180 percent of capacity.
		Quirks in the federal tax codes remove exemptions for prison bonds if more than ten percent of prisoners are out-of-state, if state prison officials are reluctant to have their prisoners housed out-of-state, or if large cities with severe overcrowding are unwilling or unable to pay to transport local prisoners hundreds of miles.
		Prisons form a very narrow platform from which to alter behavior that is shaped by myriad factors, but these institutions, and the criminal justice system as a whole, are charged with precisely that task.
	mediafilter.org /MFF/Prison.html (3352 words)

	News Releases: Iowa State University
		The study evaluated the economic status of 176 small towns that built new prisons in 48 states and compared them to non-prison towns with comparable populations and poverty rates.
		During that same decade, 190 state prisons were built in 176 small towns; a few towns built two.
		State prisons don't pay local taxes or purchase goods from local businesses, which may account for the disappointing returns, Besser said.
	www.iastate.edu /~nscentral/releases/2003/sept/besser.shtml (441 words)

	Boston.com / News / Local / Mass. / Colleges trail prisons in funds
		Deep cuts to state spending on higher education have left the system of state colleges and universities in "profound" disarray, the report said, citing two eras of deep cuts that reduced state support to the same level as three decades ago when adjusted for inflation.
		Despite the spending increases, the report said overcrowding is an ongoing problem, with the state's prisons and jails operating at 138 percent of capacity in the first quarter of 2003.
		Regarding prisons, the report suggested that the state extend parole eligibility to nonviolent offenders serving mandatory minimum sentences and adopt sentencing guidelines that would provide less expensive alternatives to incarceration for first-time and nonviolent offenders.
	www.boston.com /news/local/massachusetts/articles/2003/11/25/colleges_trail_prisons_in_funds (521 words)

	AlterNet: DrugReporter: Loving Those State Prisons
		In 1979, 20 state correctional facilities, including prisons, operated in Oklahoma. By 2000, that number grew to 52, with 14 being privately run. Seven facilities in Oklahoma County and two in Cleveland County are located near the capital city.
		The U.S. Census counts prisoners where they are incarcerated, and federal and state agencies distribute funds based on this census data. The more prisoners counted in a town or county, the bigger will be its share of tax-funded goodies from Washington and Oklahoma City.
		When prisons boom, everyone wins except the nonviolent inmates and the taxpayers. Politicians in Oklahoma City can show how tough they are on crime. Private prison operators and their investors make money. Prison guards pay off their mortgage and support local businesses. Even the tax collector gets his cut.
	www.alternet.org /drugreporter/20539 (711 words)

	NOW with Bill Moyers. Society & Community. Prisons in America \| PBS
		And, according to the study: "Outside the swing states, states leaning Republican saw their incarceration rates increase at nearly twice the rate of Democrat-leaning states." In addition the Institute estimates, nearly 2 million voters are disenfranchised in swing states because they have felony records.
		Additionally, the same study found that 19 percent of state prisoners and 16 percent of federal prisoners committed their crimes in order to purchase drugs.
		Of state parolees, only 42 percent completed their parole terms without reoffending, a rate that has remained constant for a decade — down from 70 percent in 1985.
	www.pbs.org /now/society/prisons3.html (1049 words)

	Report on State Prisons Cites Inmates' Mental Illness PAUL von ZIELBAUER / NY Times 22oct03
		Nearly one of every four New York State prisoners who are kept in punitive segregation — confined to a small cell at least 23 hours a day — are mentally ill, according to a new report by a nonprofit group that has been critical of state prison policies.
		The findings of the association, an inmate-advocacy group, are based on state records, the authors' visits to 29 state prison lockdown units and interviews with hundreds of prisoners, correction officers and prison supervisors.
		But in interviews, several prison experts, psychiatrists and state officials who are familiar with the report agreed with its conclusion that the prison system is unprepared to properly treat mentally and physically ill inmates.
	www.mindfully.org /Reform/2003/Prisons-Mental-Illness22oct03.htm (1174 words)

	HIV/AIDS and HEPATITIS-C IN NEW YORK STATE'S PRISONS
		Between 1995 and 1999 the HIV infection rate in Federal and State prisons rose from 1,500 to 25,757 according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
		All New York State Prisons should follow the lead of the Albion and Bedford institutions and establish an in depth, mandatory, 2-week orientation for all inmates on HIV, AIDS and Hepatitis C. Latex barriers must be distributed freely to the incarcerated population.
		The State Health Commissioner, Dr. Novello, refuses to recognize that NYS prisons are a public health hazard, thereby aiding and abetting the spread of HIV and Hep C within their walls and out into the community.
	www.actupny.org /reports/prisons.html (2068 words)

	Latest News - Loving Those State Prisons
		Once prison operators, prison employees and community tax collectors learned they could profit from harsh, lock-'em-up drug control laws, a powerful political force was born to keep prisons full.
		The more prisoners counted in a town or county, the bigger will be its share of tax-funded goodies from Washington and Oklahoma City.
		As more towns become economically dependent on state prisons holding more than 22,429 inmates in 2002, the greater is the likelihood grass-roots support will grow for politicians who favor putting nonviolent people behind bars.
	www.november.org /stayinfo/breaking2/DrFraser.html (700 words)

	Private-prisons proposal on table (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Lobbyists descended on the Capitol this month to convince legislators that private prisons are the best option for a cash-strapped state facing an inmate overcrowding crisis and are the cheapest deal for taxpayers.
		Corrections has released new numbers to legislators saying contracts with the corporation have actually cost the state more money when equivalent inmates and facilities are compared: $1,384 per inmate per year, or $1.4 million per 1,000 privatized beds.
		Donations by private prison executives to Arizona state candidates totaled $6,450 is 2002, $2,848 in 2000 and $7,575 in 1998, according to the Institute on Money in State Politics.
	www.azcentral.com /specials/special12/articles/1119private-prisons19.html (894 words)

	SACRAMENTO / Reports show poor medical care in state's prisons / Incompetent doctors called systemwide problem
		The state auditor reported in April that three-fourths of medical contracts doled out by the department were not competitively bid, and many prisons fail to review whether providers aren't over-billing the state.
		And a largely confidential report conducted by a state prison watchdog agency reviewed by The Chronicle earlier this year suggested that three deaths at a Corcoran (Kings County) prison during the last two years could be attributed in part to medical negligence.
		Both prison officials and a representative of a union that represents about 600 state corrections doctors say the state faces some of its health care problems because of its inability to hire enough good doctors, leading to many vacancies and forcing some spots to go to physicians with checkered pasts.
	sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/08/11/BAG0G85QLF1.DTL (1124 words)

	Arizona Department of Corrections
		State inmates bound for Indiana as AZ prison population continues to grow
		The Department is dedicated to improving your safety right now throughout the time that inmates serve their sentences in prison and parolees complete their terms in the community and later, when the vast majority of the felon population returns home.
		It is our pledge to you that all of our resources are always marshaled and our efforts focused on the population, pressing offenders to prepare for their release, ready to rejoin society as civil and productive individuals.
	www.adc.state.az.us /newindex.asp (436 words)

	State: Prisons set to buy sporting goods
		State law now apparently allows prisons to purchase recreation equipment for inmates.
		State Education Commissioner Charlie Crist, a leading proponent of making life behind bars tougher when he served as a state senator, said he was adamantly opposed to giving inmates more recreational opportunities.
		Crist, dubbed "Chain Gang Charlie" for helping to bring back prison chain gangs in Florida in the mid-1990s, said inmates should use their time for other pursuits, such as working and growing food for the prison system.
	www.sptimes.com /2002/06/20/State/Prisons_set_to_buy_sp.shtml (913 words)

	History of NC Prisons - Part 2
		In the early 1970s, the state prison system increased prison capacity for male youth constructing Western Youth Institution which opened in 1972 and converting state facilities into the Sandhills Youth Center in 1973; Fountain Youth Center in 1976; and Morrison Youth Institution in 1977.
		In 1978, state prison capacity increased by 822 with the addition of a number of modular housing units, mainly at minimum security prisons.
		Hunt and Correction Secretary Franklin Freeman pushed the prison population from 20,351 at the end of 1992 to 30,775 at the end of 1996.
	www.doc.state.nc.us /admin/page2.htm (1111 words)

	Center for Policy Alternatives: PrivatizingPrisons.xml
		States have used a variety of approaches to halt the privatization of prisons.
		Requiring standards comparable to state prisons—New Mexico enacted legislation that transfers supervision of private prisons to the state Secretary of Corrections, ensuring that private prisons meet the same standards as public facilities.
		In 2001, Nebraska legislation that requires private prisons to meet public prison standards was overwhelmingly approved by the legislature, but pocket-vetoed by the governor.
	www.stateaction.org /issues/issue.cfm/issue/PrivatizingPrisons.xml (879 words)

	Human Rights Watch: Prison Conditions in the United States
		Five state prison systems in the United States permit the use of aggressive, unmuzzled dogs to terrify and even attack prisoners in efforts to remove them from their cells, Human Rights Watch said today in a new report.
		Unlike other states, in Arizona once the dog had a hold of the prisoner, the officers would pull on the dog’s leash and drag the dog and the prisoner, gripped by the dog's jaws, out of the cell.
		Thousands of prisoners in Georgia live in inhuman and degrading conditions and many are subjected to severe beatings and other ill-treatment, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
	hrw.org /prisons (1527 words)

	Hepatitis: - Correctional Compass - November-December 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Today, nearly two million inmates reside in federal prisons, state prisons, and jails, and many are at high risk for hepatitis A and hepatitis B infections.
		In one state prison routinely testing all prisoners for hepatitis C virus (HVC), 39% of prisoners were seropositive.
		According to a 1996 survey, 2.3% of all state and federal prisoners were known to be HIV positive and the over- all rate of confirmed AIDS cases in U.S. prisons was six times higher than in the general population (0.54% vs. 0.09%).
	www.dc.state.fl.us /pub/compass/0212/7.html (787 words)

	SACRAMENTO / Stern warning on health care in state prisons / Receiver threatens to seize government funds to fix crisis
		Sillen said health care delivery in prisons is being hampered by overcrowding but that it is "way premature" for him to contemplate drastic measures that confront major political opposition like early release.
		The report also blasts pharmacy operations in state prisons, noting that a recent audit found that the state spent as much as $80 million annually more than other comparable prison operations because it failed to use discounted rates from manufacturers and often bought large amounts of medicine it did not need.
		State Sen. Gloria Romero, D-Los Angeles, who has advocated for changes in the prison system, called the report ominous in its implication that the receiver has found much broader problems throughout state government.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/07/06/BAGE4JQEKH1.DTL (1134 words)

	North Carolina Department of Correction Prisons - Harnett Correctional Institution
		Harnett was one of 51 county prisons for which the state assumed responsibility with the passage of the Conner bill in 1931.
		It was one of 61 field unit prisons renovated or built during the late 1930's to house inmates who worked building roads.
		Soon afterwards, the prison was designated to house minimum and medium custody male youth under the age of 21.
	www.doc.state.nc.us /dop/prisons/harnett.htm (690 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Although the overall prison population of violent offenders was almost equally divided between white and fl inmates, more white offenders (30 percent) than fl offenders (13 percent) had committed crimes against juveniles (figure 3).
		The surge in the number of drug prisoners has leveled off in recent years, but prison populations continue to grow, thanks in large part to increases in sentencing.
		Overall, offenders against juveniles in State prisons were older (51 percent over age 30) than offenders against adults (only 34 percent over age 30) at the time of their arrest.
	www.lycos.com /info/state-prisons--miscellaneous.html (529 words)

	TDOC State Prisons
		The Tennessee Department of Correction consists of 16 state prisons located across the state.
		Thirteen, of those facilities, are operated by the department and three are managed privately by Corrections Corporation of America.
		The department also operates the Tennessee Correction Academy which trains prison staffers, as well as criminal justice professionals from other government agencies.
	www.state.tn.us /correction/institutions/stateprisons.html (100 words)

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