News: 5/13/2007 (Weekend)

• Dale County Jail Riot (Alabama)
• Paralyzed in prison (Pennsylvania)
• Drug charge filed against jail guard (US Federal)
• Juvenile Corrections Complaints (South Dakota)
• Alabama prison population near high after end of speedy paroles
• Prison overcrowding dilema: State prisons 98 percent capacity (Oklahoma)
• Union's fears on prisoner rail work (UK)
• Nicotine patches calm Watch House inmates (Australia)
• War-torn nations look to US prisons for model
• Hard time hard to shake: Habitual offenders take toll on Santa Cruz County Resources (California)
• Program attempts to steer mentally ill away from prison (New Hampshire)
• Prison project on ice (Alaska)
• Stockton correctional facility could see expansion in future (Kansas)
• Victim's Dad Helps Craft Bill Requiring Blended Sentences (Maine)
• New tour delves deeper into daily life at Alcatraz (California)

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