News: 4/21/2007 (Weekend)

• Gov. halts work on new death chamber (California)
• Private prisons not on the table: Day (Canada)
• Inmates set to be shackled (New Zealand)
• Tattoo a badge for gangs (Canada)
• Prerelease center celebrates opening of new wing (Montana)
• Pasco to move inmates to other jails (Florida)
• Ex-BMHI building eyed for inmates (Maine)
• Ionia's oldest prison to reopen (Michigan)
• Counselors, new contractor in talks (Illinois)
• Senate approves changes for inmate rehabilitation (Washington)
• July 1 tobacco ban at state prisons delayed (West Virginia)
• State Auditor Report: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

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Recent District and Circuit Court Prisoner Free Exercise Cases

Professor Howard Fineman has posted a digest of recent prisoner free exercise cases over at his excellent blog Religion Clause.

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News: 4/12/2007 (2)

• Overcrowded prisons 'costing UK taxpayer £5 million a month' (UK)
• Supreme Court to prison exec: Find 'missing' convict (Philippines)
• Corrections Department accused of 'con air' operation (New Zealand)
• Troubleshooter Is New Davao Prisons chief (Philippines)
• Senate approves more money for prisons (Oklahoma)
• Corrections budget sees big growth (Montana)
• Judge hears arguments in prison lawsuit (Wyoming)
• Appeal attempts to give inmates more legal help (Alabama)
• Suburbs weigh in on sex offender ordinance (Wisconsin)
• Efficiency costs corrections program (Kansas)
• More funds sought for youths (Illinois)
• Allegheny County Jail trying to curb contraband fishing (Pennsylvania)

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