Why Prison Is Hit-or-miss For Hip-hop Stars By: The Grio website | - At this point, rappersgoing in and coming out of prison or jailis such a commonplace occurrence that it hardly qualifies as a noteworthy headline. Fans of hip-hop have learned to take these things in stride.
On his 2008 hit "My Life Your Entertainment," Atlanta born rapperT.I.made a nod to this relationship between artists and fans with the lyrics: "Showered with support from my adoring fans/They hearT.I.'s arrested they're like here we go again."
Toilets In Prisons Install And Work In Different Ways By: Patricia Holland | - Prison toilets are made from stainless steel. They are designed to withstand between 2,000 and 5,000 pounds of force, so they are very difficult for disturbed inmates to vandalize. Bradley security fixtures feature a number of anti ligature attributes as well, including all welded designs, rounded edges, and the absence of protrusions that could be broken off to make weapons.
Toilet Lavatory Combinations For Prisons By: Patricia Holland | - Combination lavatory toilet units have proven to be some of the safest and most utilitarian prison plumbing fixtures ever invented. These water closets come in a number of configurations that can be wall mounted, floor mounted, chase mounted, or front mounted. Water consumption is heavily regulated at either 1.6GPF or 3.4 GPF. Every combo unit, regardless of model design type, is equipped with flood disabling capability.
Drug Use And Prison Time In Florida By: Jill Cohen | - According to the Florida Department of Corrections website, in 2002 of the entire prison population only 93 persons were given prison time for drug use, where marijuana was involved. The main reason for these people being incarcerated was because of their prior convictions, which included violent crimes, battery and other serious felony arrests.
Alcohol Addiction And Prison By: Saira Tanveer | - The principal behind the program works primarily as parole, but with an intense interaction between supervisors much more to a rehabilitation center for a probation officer. The courts are jammed with cases, the only logical approach is to assign a board to go to the root of the problem, usually alcohol or drugs. A new report from the White House faith-based initiatives and programs, more than two thirds of all prisoners return to prison for two years. It became clear that incarceration does not ... Tags:alcohol and prison
Substance Abuse And Addiction In Prison By: Mike Lunt | - Substance abuse and drug addiction doesn't stop just because a person has been incarcerated in a jail or prison. The symptoms of acute withdrawal and post acute withdrawal can continue for long after a prisoner has completed his sentence, leading to a high likelihood of relapse upon release. Additionally, drugs are readily available in most prisons, with complete control over inmate populations being nearly impossible. As a result many addicts never stop using while they are in prison. And b ... Tags:drugs and prison, substance abuse and prison, prison and addiction
Prison Requiem: Thomas Joseph Hart By: Stan Moody | - The Bangor Daily News article said he died on April 9, about 24 hours after he slipped in the shower at Penobscot County Jail. He was taken to Eastern Maine Medical Center to be treated for a fractured hip but refused treatment.
$40 Short and Five Weeks of Bad Road:
A February 28 BDN article had told of how he came to be incarcerated at the jail:
Maine Wants A Piece Of Arizona's Immigration Law By: Stan Moody | - As Maine lurches from one legislative session to another, it becomes common for the media to sit back and decide which bill is valid and which a waste of time. Having been both a legislator and editorial writer, I have an appreciation of the urgings that drive both.
In a word, both are looking for that Hegelian moment that will shed light on the wisdom or foolishness of the status quo.
Special Buys For Prison Food Services By: Hype Williams | - Prison food services are counted upon to aid in the process of ensuring that every inmate in every detention center has the opportunity to eat healthy and delicious meals. In addition, they also have the responsibility to help their customers order enough food for their particular facilities so that all legal guidelines and laws are followed. What is really great about the wholesale food distributors that are ranked at the top of the industry is that they have decades of experience in the busine ... Tags:prison food company, prison food distributor
Reflect on the evil that has occurred in your own life or on the evil that you have inflicted on others. At the root is the scramble to become or to remain somebody by shoving aside others who stand in your way.
The evangelical wing of the Christian church apparently is not above wanting to be somebody.
Maine Corrections Commissioner Hits The Ground Running! By: Stan Moody | - Newly-appointed Maine Department of Corrections Commissioner, Joseph Ponte, is living up to his reputation as "Joe the Boss." Quiet, self-effacing, he is assuming control by doing the right things early on.
Prison Reform: Moving Beyond The Scott Sisters By: Stan Moody | - Shortly before the Scott Sisters, Jamie and Gladys, were released from prison in Mississippi in early January, 2011, I was a bit player in the drama by efforts to have Jamie apply for a pass for me to visit as her pastor. Conversations with a number of happy, accommodating bureaucrats within the system, all of whom claimed not to have heard of the Scott Sisters, led to a dead end as the paperwork for my visit fell through the cracks.
Civil Rights Division RE: Request for Investigation Special Litigation Section of Maine Department of Corrections U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20530
Providing Quality Inmate Food In Prison By: Hype Williams | - Correctional facilities should expect quality inmate food in prison. There are good wholesale food providers that have quality products that are nutritious and tasty. There can be a wide variety of products available from these places that can ensure that these facilities will meet the required guidelines that are expected. Also, the best companies are aware of limited budgets and will have good products to fit these budgets. They can also assist with any inmate prison menu to make sure that ... Tags:inmate food prison, inmate menu prison, criminal food prison
Prison Reform: Kicking The "can" On Down The Road By: Stan Moody | - When I began this journey over a year ago, advocating for reform of our prisons, I never dreamed that so arcane and bizarre a subject could become a source of amusement. Despite being a former legislator, I had forgotten the inherent lack of courage on the part of legislators, driving their propensity to tweaking rather than replacing or repairing broken systems.
Probation: Common Sense Prison Reform By: Stan Moody | - A disconnect is widening between state fiscal responsibility and the revolving door of Corrections. The lion's share of funds being gobbled up by housing and chronic medical care, it follows that services focused on rehabilitation of prisoners will find it increasingly difficult to be heard in this poor economy.
Prison Reform: A Fool's Errand By: Stan Moody | - The vivid memory of my interaction with prisoner Sheldon Weinstein an hour or so before he died of a ruptured spleen alone in segregation has driven me over the past year to advocate for prison reform in Maine. It has been a fool's errand - an impossible and illogical assumption that the same human rights enjoyed by those of us on the outside transfer to those on the inside.
Prison "a La Court": Kids-for-cash By: Stan Moody | - A la Carte is a French term for "from the menu." An entrée ordered from the menu usually entitles the customer to a choice of side dishes.
The menu in this case is a choice of corrections facilities in Pennsylvania, a favored entré being a private, for profit juvenile detention center prepared by Chef Mark Ciavarella, Jr., a Common Pleas judge in the hardscrabble town of Wilkes-Barre.
Prison Reform: Breaking The Grip Of The Shadow Government By: Stan Moody | - I received a poignant email from a colleague. She had read my article, Racketeering Charged at Maine State Prison. Her message got my attention: "The same rules that apply in prison have evolved in organized crime…Officers gain strength by creating a 'selfhood' out of so-called 'brotherhood' because they are incapable of full humanity."
Prison Reform: Denial Is A Church In Maine By: Stan Moody | - In my talks to groups about the burgeoning corrections industry in Maine, the least receptive to change is often the one community that claims a divine calling to right the wrongs of human injustice - the church. Invariably white and dominated by the trappings of worldly success, churches seem almost to have become havens of denial of the sin from which they offer deliverance.
Private Prisons Are Us? Maybe Not! By: Stan Moody | - On November 14, 2010, in a letter congratulating Gov. Paul LePage on his election to office, I urged him to go outside the prison system in Maine for a Commissioner of Corrections. My words specifically were:
Among the changes needed in Maine's correctional system is to appoint a commissioner from outside the organization with a mandate for openness, for cutting costs and for reducing recidivism through a cohesive re-entry strategy. It has been proven effective in other jurisdiction ... Tags:Prison Reform, Department of Corrections, Stan Moody, Paul LePage, Ponte, Reducing recidivism, re-entry
State Of Maine: Paying Lip Service To Prison Reform By: Stan Moody | - It has been 19 months since I received a call from the Senate Chair of the Maine Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety - one day after I submitted my resignation as a chaplain at Maine State Prison. "I'd like to meet with you and Department of Corrections Commissioner Magnusson at 2:00 pm in my office," he said.
Bayside Justice: The Tragic Case Of Brandon Boone Drewry By: Stan Moody | - The Bayside region of Portland is generally known as the area bordered by Washington Ave., Congress St., Portland St. and Forest Ave. It's my home town of Portland's nearest thing to the Bowery. There, people share smack, crack, small loans and each other from sundown to sunup. There, police work requires little investigative skill, piecing together cases comprising a web of convenience. There, public defenders paid by the State to lose their cases against the defenseless, make a living wage ... Tags:Prison Reform, Michael Chitwood, Maine State Prison, Portland, ME, Department of Corrections, moodyreport
Prison Food - Past And Present By: Bill Robinson M.I.Mgt | - The Best of British prison food Past & Present
A short article on past and present prison cuisine
By Bill Robinson, HM Prison Governor (retired)
I have always had an interest in food and cooking and it came as a particular delight when in my last five years of service, I became head of an Investigation and Audit team in one of London's biggest prisons. Part of the team's task was to inspect and report on conditions in prison kitchens.To enable me to undertake ... Tags:prison food, prison history,
When I went looking for someone recently who I thought was in federal prison I was sure that I would have a near impossible task on my hands but I was wrong. It might have been difficult a few years ago but not anymore. Let me show you how to find someone in prison and get loads of background information about them at the same time.
Survive In Prison - How To Cope In Prison Without Your Freedom By: Elaine Currie | - Freedom is something most Americans take for granted; freedom is a basic human right and most of us enjoy it without thinking about it. If you are facing criminal charges for the first time, you might now be starting to worry about how to survive in prison without your freedom. Now is the time to think about what freedom means to you and to learn how to cope when it has been removed.
Four Surviving Prison Tactics! By: Steve Gib | - You're young, you made a mistake, and now you're waiting to be sentenced - where can you find out how to survive in prison? I'm going to give you here some tips that you should be aware of and carry out that will help you to be safer in your time of confinement. You are probably already too aware that prisoners can be abused, particularly if they are young, weak, and white. It will indeed be a harsh awakening for you if you have never been in prison before, have not had to make it on the streets ... Tags:survive jail, how to survive jail, surviving jail, how to survive prison, survive prison, surviving prison
4 Secrets On How To Survive Prison! By: Steve Gib | - So you are wondering what it will take to learn how to survive prison. Well if you have a few months before your actual conviction and sentencing there are quiet a few things you can do to prepare mentally and physically for the time you will be facing. I have done prison time myself and can show you real working examples on how to survive prison, and most importantly how to prepare for the time ahead that waits for you.
Prison Survival Guide - How To Avoid Being Victimized Behind Bars! By: Steve Gib | - So you are looking at doing some federal prison time and don't know how to survive in a jail atmosphere. I will teach you some very valid techniques on how to survive prison using these ways to survive jail tips that are coming from actual former inmates. Not people just writing articles about surviving jail. I myself have done jail time and the following techniques and tips can save you from serious problems and people while you are living out your prison sentence. Follow these secrets as if yo ... Tags:how to survive prison, survive jail, survive prison, how to survive jail, jail survival, prison survival
Five Things To Learn On How To Survive Federal Prison Life Uncovered! By: Steve Gib | - I wish to show you some simple tips and pointers on how to treat your fellow inmates when you are looking at the situation of being locked up. Follow these simple rules and you should be able to get respect from inmates and not be targetted as a victim.
Learn Prison Survival Tips And Stay Safe In Jail Easily! By: Steve Gib | - If you are going to be headed to a jail or prison any time soon I have outlined some key points you need to know to survive and thrive behind locked bars.
Prison Survival Tips #1: Do not get involved with punks
One of the biggest warnings I want to give you is about people becoming your friend or wanting to take you "under their wing." People that offer this method of "help" are either looking for a punk or are looking for someone they can pimp out to other prisoners. Y ... Tags:how to survive prison, survive jail, survive prison, how to survive jail, jail survival, prison survival
Prison Survival Tips - 4 Secrets On How To Survive Prison Now! By: Steve Gib | - If you are facing the possibility of doing some time, I would like to show you some prison survival tips. I have done time and many friends of mine have too and we have collected the following pointers for any new fish entering the jail system. You will be seperated from your loved ones, your job, your friends and your lifestyle. Chances are you will be imprisoned with other people who have done crimes. Including assault, rape, murder, drug dealing. Alot of the guys in prison have done a lot of ... Tags:how to survive prison, survive jail, survive prison, how to survive jail, jail survival, prison survival
4 Steps On How To Survive Prison Completely Explained! By: Steve Gib | - So you want to learn how to survive prison? I have done a couple years behind bars and most of my friends are ex convicts as well. I sat them down and we made up the following list of rules you must follow to survive and not get killed behind bars. Yes, jail or prison is a very dangerous place but being able to make the best of it will either make or break you, kill you or make you survive.
Former Inmate Reveals: How To Survive In Prison The Easy Way! By: Steve Gib | - So what do you do to learn how to survive in prison? I will share with you a selection of strategies that you should know and learn to become safer behind bars. Remember that people get victimized especially white, fresh, soft fish. If you are new to jail, have never done time, have never spent time on the streets and have no real street skills you will be in for a rough wake up call. Most people who are behind prison bars are hardened people, so if you don't know this type of lifestyle, here ar ... Tags:how to survive prison, survive jail, survive prison, how to survive jail, jail survival, prison survival
Minimum Security Federal Prison Camp - Remanded Custody Vs Self Surrender By: Jonathan Richards | - There are two ways to get to Federal prison. One, escorted by US Marshals under remanded custody and two, on your own recognizance, which is known as self surrender. Self surrender is by far the more desirable of the two. If you are expecting to get to Minimum Security Federal Prison Camp via remanded custody, you will be taken into custody immediately after being sentenced. Thereafter, be prepared for an uncomfortable few weeks or months before you arrive at your designated Federal Prison Camp. ... Tags:Minimum Security Federal Prison, Federal Prison Camp, Federal Prison
Federal Prison Inmates Get Access To E-mail By: Jonathan Richards | - When Federal prison inmate Ronald Rosenberg was sent to Devens prison almost seven years back for failing to pay revenue taxes, he hadn't used a PC. Today he sends twenty e-mails a month from a federal prison in Massachusetts.
Rosenberg is among thousands of Federal prisoners at more than twenty Federal prisons where inmates now have access to a sort of e-mail. By early 2011, all 114 Federal prisons will have e-mail ready to inmates. The program, started many years back, has redu ... Tags:Federal, Prison, e-mail, TRULINCS
How To Become A Prison Officers? By: Ranju Kumar | - The job of the prison officer may seem to be quite interesting and fascinating to some of us, but it is also one of the most challenging jobs. It is not easy to become a prison officer. Apart from undergoing a process of training and fulfilling other criteria, it is of utmost importance that the candidate be willing to take charge and work under extremely hostile conditions keeping a steady and calm mind.
Federal Prison Camp: Check Your Need For Privacy At The Door By: Jonathan Richards | - During my stay in Federal Prison, one of the most difficult things to get used to was the lack of privacy. For the person who enjoys time alone and enjoys getting away from it all, the transition to life in Federal Prison is made that much more difficult. Whether you are at work, in your cube or cell, watching TV or on the recreation yard, chances are someone else will be right there with you.
Federal Prison - Preparing For And Surviving The Special Housing Unit By: Jonathan Richards | - The hole-officially referred to as the Special Housing Unit (SHU) is a high security building on a Federal prison compound consisting of one and two man cells. It is used to house new inmates who have not yet been processed or who have not yet been admitted to a unit. It is also used for disciplinary purposes and to protect inmates from threats to their person.
The Top Three Rules Of Federal Prison Etiquette By: Jonathan Richards | - A Federal prison inmate's first few weeks and indeed entire stay in Federal prison will be made entirely more tolerable if they are able to adhere to top three rules of inmate etiquette. Obeying these rules will help to positively shape am inmate's reputation, which will follow one throughout a Federal prison sentence. Failing to adhere to these rules will invite serious trouble.
Making Phone Calls From Federal Prison By: Jonathan Richards | - In Federal prison, an inmate can never receive calls directly. A Federal prison inmate can however use the prison phones to call a pre-approved list of people. Use of the phone requires that an inmate adhere to a wide range of rules. The BOP does not hesitate to revoke phone privileges from inmates who abuse the system or ignore the rules.
Eating In Federal Prison- A Guide To Navigating Mainline And Chow Hall By: Jonathan Richards | - The place where meals are served in Federal prison is called mainline or the chow hall. As a Federal prison inmate, you will be given three meals a day. Meal times will vary depending on the institution, but generally breakfast is served from 6-7am, lunch from 11-12am and dinner from 5-6pm.
In Federal prisons with many units, there will be a system in place to decide the order in which the units are called. This will usually be based on a score stemming from a weekly inspection of ... Tags:Eating in Federal Prison, Food in Federal Prison
Calculating Federal Good Time Credit And Time To Be Served On A Federal Prison Sentence By: Jonathan Richards | - When one is sentenced to serve time in Federal prison, the length of the sentence as handed out by the judge is not the actual time that will be spent behind bars. The exact time to be served depends on a number of factors including credit earned for good behavior, participation in a substance abuse program if eligible, qualification for time in a halfway house, and time already served.
There are four variables involved in calculating a Federal prison sentence.
The Prison Service Selection Process By: Tobay Dytham Swifft | - Working in a prison service is not a very easy job to do. It is one of the most unusual career choices and at the same time it is extremely challenging and rewarding. Everyday work is not the same and you will be challenged to bring out the best in people.
If you are hunting for better career choice then you can consider joining prison service. Apart form being a prison officer, there are many other prison services, such as, psychologist, healthcare personnel, chaplaincy, and indu ... Tags:prison service jobs, prison service job, prison service
Joining The Prison Service By: Tobay Dytham Swifft | - Very few individuals take up a career in the prison service. It is a great responsibility and one needs courage and conviction to do the job. A Prison service career is a hard choice to make and you need to be a certain type of person who has an open mind.
The prison service offers many job opportunities all with varied types of work. Apart from prison officers, the state requires professionals such as instructional officers, healthcare personnel, chaplaincy, psychologists, manage ... Tags:prison officer, become a prison officer, prison service jobs
