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A prison (from Old French prisoun) [1] is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Other terms are penitentiary, correctional facility, and jail (or gaol), although in the United States " jail" and "prison" refer to different subtypes of correctional facility. Prisons are conventionally institutions which form part of the criminal justice system of a country, such that imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime. A criminal suspect who has been charged with or is likely to be charged with criminal offense may be held on remand in prison if he is denied or unable to meet conditions of bail, or is unable or unwilling to post bail. A criminal defendant may also be held in prison while awaiting trial or a trial verdict. If found guilty, a defendant will be convicted and may receive a custodial sentence requiring imprisonment. As well as convicted or suspected criminals, prisons may be used for internment of those not charged with a crime. Prisons may also be used as a tool of political repression to detain political prisoners, prisoners of conscience, and "enemies of the state", particularly by authoritarian regimes. In times of war or conflict, prisoners of war may also be detained in prisons. A prison system is the organizational arrangement of the provision and operation of prisons, and depending on their nature, may invoke a corrections system. Although people have been imprisoned throughout history, they have also regularly been able to perform prison escapes. For most of history, imprisoning has not been a punishment in itself, but rather a way to confine criminals until corporal or capital punishment was administered. There were prisons used for detention in Jerusalem in Old Testament times.[2] Dungeons were used to hold prisoners; those who were not killed or left to die there often became galley slaves or faced penal transportations. In other cases debtors were often thrown into debtor's prisons, until they paid their jailers enough money in exchange for a limited degree of freedom.
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1. Qualities Of A DUI Lawyer
November 06, 2009
It is estimated that alcohol is the cause in 39 percent of vehicle related accidents. It makes for 44 percent of traffic related fatalities in the United States alone. Anyone who is found guilty of killing or injuring someone while driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs is punishable by law. Many US states have truth in sentencing laws i.e. enforcement of strict guidelines on sentencing. This means that if a guilty party is sentenced to ten years, he or she will be in prison for that entire time. This is different from the past when prison time was reduced or suspended
There a... (read more)
Author: Daniel Martin
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2. Sex Offender Registration: Is Sex Offender Registration Constitutional?
November 05, 2009
In 2002, David Ballard of Texas was sentenced to life in prison for his habitual failure to register with authorities as a convicted sex offender. Ballard was arrested in 1990 for the sexual assault of a teenage girl. He plead guilty to the charge and was sentenced to 10 years on probation. After violating his probation in 1993, he received six years in prison and was released on parole in 1998. As a requirement of his parole, Ballard signed paperwork indicating a lifetime duty to register himself annually as a sex offender. After failure to register in 2001 when he moved to a new house, Bal... (read more)
Author: Sam Cadbury
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3. False Allegations of Child Molestation and Child Abuse: What is Real and What Only Appears to be Re
November 05, 2009
In 1986, a defendant was convicted of four counts of first-degree sexual offense and ordered to serve two life sentences. In 2001, after spending fourteen years in prison, this defendant was released, two years after his daughter, admitted that she had lied about her father molesting her. Although a medical examiner had found no evidence of the defendant’s alleged sexual abuse, the daughters story was so convincing that it held up until she finally admitted to the falsehood. Her excuse: she had lied to escape her strict, religious upbringing. The cost: 14 years of freedom and his reputat... (read more)
Author: Sam Cadbury
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4. Tiny Palau Urges Australia to Resettle Guantanamo Uighurs
November 05, 2009
Australia is being urged to accept a group of Muslim Uighurs who have been given temporary asylum in the Pacific island nation of Palau. The United States released the men recently from the prison at Guantanamo Bay after they were cleared of any involvement in terrorism. But they can not return to their native China for fear of persecution.The six Uighur men were incarcerated at Guantanamo Bay for seven years after being captured in Afghanistan. Just over a year ago the United States determined that none of them were enemy combatants and a long search began to find the detainees a new home. &n... (read more)
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5. Italian Judge Convicts 23 in CIA Kidnap Case
November 04, 2009
An Italian judge has sentenced 23 former U.S. intelligence operatives to up to eight years in prison for the 2003 kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric from Milan.Citing diplomatic immunity, Milan Judge Oscar Magi on Wednesday acquitted three other former CIA agents and the former head of Italy's military intelligence service.All the Americans were tried in absentia and convicted on charges of kidnapping terror suspect Osama Moustafa Nasr, also known as Hassan Nasr. Prosecutors said Nasr was eventually shipped to Egypt, where he was repeatedly tortured in a jail cell near Cairo. He was released f... (read more)
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6. What To Know Before Hiring A Criminal Lawyer In Illinois
November 05, 2009
Having been charged with a criminal offense, the best chance of maintaining the social reputation and finances of the accused as intact is to hire a criminal lawyer. He/she can guide you through every step of the case. A criminal charge can be a life-changing event and can result in heavy fines, probation, community service, suspension of one’s driver’s license, and prison or jail sentence for the accused. Additionally having a criminal record can mar an individual’s chances of obtaining housing, finance, and employment. This is why an aggressive and skilled criminal lawyer is a must have in t... (read more)
Author: Daniel Martin
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7. Recommended Dublin Hotels Near Kilmainham Gaol
November 04, 2009
One of the great sites in Dublin is Kilmainham Gaol. If you plan on visiting Kilmainham Gaol, you may want to stay at one of the nearby Dublin Hotels.
Kilmainham Gaol is a Dublin museum that once housed a prison. Built in 1796, Kilmainham Gaol has been featured in several movies; one of the most recent was The Escapist in 2008. While public hangings once took place at Kilmainham Gaol, today it is a major tourist attraction in the city of Dublin. Leaders of many of the Irish rebellions were once imprisoned in Kilmainham Gaol, some of whom were executed there and you can get a real sense of... (read more)
Author: Matt Spock
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8. 12 Items You CAN NOT Sell On eBay
November 01, 2009
Millions of would-be entrepreneurs want to sell things on eBay. EBay is the 1 home business opportunity in the world right now, so it is natural that many are eager to find highly profitable items for re sale on eBay. However, it is important to know that there are certain items that can not be sold. Here are a dozen of them. Some items are copyright infringement and can actually land a seller in federal prison: 1. Knock offs of music, TV shows or movies. The bootleg movies, for example, are often made by guys who sneak a movie camera into a newly released movie where presumably, they crou... (read more)
Author: Pawan Saharan
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9. Top Three Bad Excuses For Staying in Bad Relationships
November 01, 2009
When you talk to women, (and men) about their bad relationships and why they stay, three themes tend to emerge. Three excuses that keep people trapped not just in bad relationships, but in lives they never intended to live. The problem with a bad relationship is simple. It becomes a prison. It becomes a circumstance that you can't see past, let alone get past. It not just effects every part of your life ranging from health to finances and everything in between, but a bad relationship ultimately defines you as a person. I know this for sure. I've been there.
Below are the Top Three ... (read more)
Author: Lisa Hayes
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10. Accused Al-Qaida Sleeper Agent Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison
October 30, 2009
Ali Al-Marri at the Charleston Naval Brig in Charleston, South Carolina (File)Accused al-Qaida sleeper agent Ali al-Marri has been sentenced to more than eight years in a civilian prison. The Qatar native was labeled an "enemy combatant and held for years in isolation at a military prison in South Carolina. Al-Marri's sentence ends years of legal limbo and provides insight into how future cases of enemy combatants might be prosecuted by the U.S. government.U.S. District Court Judge Michael Mihm sentenced al-Marri to eight years and four months in prison for his role as an al-Qaida sleeper ag... (read more)
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11. How we release Yourself From The Burden Of Debt?
November 01, 2009
Do you feel like you are in debt prison? Are you in financial turmoil wondering how you can continue to keep everything from imploding on you? Did you know that there were actually debtor prisons in America before the Revolutionary War? Robert Morris, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was imprisoned in the 1700's for failure to pay debts. The bible also warns against borrowing more than we can afford to pay. Proverbs 22:26-27 says do not be a man who strikes hands in pledge or puts up security for debts; if you lack the means to pay, your very bed will be snatched from under you. Cr... (read more)
Author: j solutions
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12. Details on Finding a Qualified Seattle DUI Attorney
October 29, 2009
If you have recently been arrested for driving under the influence, then it is important you seek the advice of a reputable Seattle DUI lawyer. Law enforcement officials take drunk driving very seriously. Laws concerning DUIs are not only severe punishment wise, but they are also subject to increasingly open interpretation by the courts.
The penalties for a DUI conviction range from heavy fines to prison sentences. Some people have mandatory ignition interlock devices placed in their vehicles. This device requires you to blow into it in order to start the engine, and again every ten minut... (read more)
Author: Violet Ebert
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13. Isn't it time US immigration stopped treating people like animals
October 28, 2009
News last week that Barack Obama is changing the US immigration policy on how illegal immigrants are to be held is a welcome change from the measures in place at the moment. At present people caught in the US without the necessary US visa are held in prison-esque centers until they are deported. As well as costing the tax-payer millions of dollars this system is also detaining normally law-abiding citizens, who's only crime was to be in the country illegally. Now you may say that this is in fact no misdemeanor and a serious crime, you are perhaps 50% right, it is in fact a crime but ser... (read more)
Author: Niall Rice
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14. Sentencing Laws
October 27, 2009
In January 2007, the United States Supreme Court struck down a California sentencing law that allow judgesrather than juriesto impose longer prison terms based on aggravating circumstances. The ruling, which said that the law violates the Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial, marked the most recent in a series of similar rulings since 2000 and has far reaching implications for state and federal governments as well as for those who have been convicted and/or accused of a crime. The attorneys of Imhoff & Associates know the law and are committed to safeguarding the constitutional rights o... (read more)
Author: Sam Cadbury
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15. Three Strikes Law Costs Too Much, Ruins Too Many Lives
October 27, 2009
Leondro Andrade took nine videotapes from Kmart, intended as Christmas presents for his niece, and quietly slipped them into his waistband. His crime, however did not go unnoticed, and he was apprehended shortly afterward by security guards. When Misdemeanors Turns Into Felony Offenses While the theft of the videotapes is defined as a misdemeanor petty theft, it is also labeled a wobbler, which gives the prosecutor the discretion to charge the offense as a felony. Unfortunately for Andrade, the prosecution used that discretion. He was fond guilty, and with two prior strikes on his record, un... (read more)
Author: Sam Cadbury
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16. 12 Items CAN'T Sell On eBay
October 27, 2009
Millions of would-be entrepreneurs want to sell things on eBay. EBay is the #1 home-business opportunity in the world right now, so it's natural that many are eager to find highly profitable items for re-sale on eBay. However, it's important to know that there are certain items that can't be sold. Here are a dozen of them ...
Some items are copyright infringement and can actually land a seller in federal prison:
1. Knock offs of music, TV shows or movies. The "bootleg" movies, for example, are often made by guys who sneak a movie camera into a newly-released movie where presumably,... (read more)
Author: DHARMESH VINAYAK
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17. Homebased Business Opportunities
October 27, 2009
Working a 9-5 job can seem like a prison if you don't have a job that you love. For the vast majority of people out there, their careers are boring, monotonous, and uninspiring. Over 80% of people in the world today do not enjoy their jobs. Is there anything that can be done about this lack of fulfilment? Luckily, homebased business opportunities are there to fill this massive need. What can this type of business offer you and what makes a good one?
The biggest thing that homebased business opportunities provide for you is freedom. You probably won't get rich overnight, but you will have ... (read more)
Author: Justin Yong
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18. Do You Feel Like You're In Financial Prison?
October 27, 2009
You charge your credit card with every intention of paying it off once you get paid. When that pay check comes, so does an emergency. Not only do you have to charge more on your card, but you also won't be able to pay off the credit card again this month like you wanted to. Your balances continue to rise each month while you make the minimum payment because that is all you can afford with everything else you have to pay. You're stretching your income as far as it can go, but there still is not enough to go around each month. Have you turned your heat down to almost freezing, so you don't h... (read more)
Author: Bobbie Rickert
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19. Sierra Leone Tribunal Hands Down Final Rulings
October 26, 2009
Chief Prosecutor Stephen Rapp (R) at the UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone, The Hague, Netherlands (File)The U.N.-backed war crimes court for Sierra Leone has upheld prison sentences for three rebel leaders convicted of crimes against humanity.The court's appeals chamber Monday confirmed sentences of 52 years for Issa Hassan Sesay, 40 years for Morris Kallon, and 25 years for Augustine Gbao.The three rebels were convicted of overseeing a series of rapes and killings during Sierra Leone's 1991 to 2002 civil war.The Special Court for Sierra Leone is now due to shut down operations in the ... (read more)
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20. Here We Go With Easy And Simple Ways To Download Prison Break Episodes
October 26, 2009
If you like to see thriller drama shows, then Prison Break will definitely enthrall you. It is about the lives of two brothers, one of whom has been verdict to death sentence for an offense he didn’t even carry out. After this the other one makes a plan to escape his brother from the prison.
This is such a fantastic TV show that just by watching any random episode of this show, you get enlisted in the huge fan base of the show. However, to download Prison Break is not as easy as it ought to be.
But you all shouldn’t get anxious about it, as all the way through this article you all w... (read more)
Author: soman rawat
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21. How prisoners build muscle: and how you can too
October 26, 2009
BUILDING MUSCLE IS NOT ROCKET SCIENCE Have you ever wondered why long-term prisoners incarcerated in correctional facilities all seem to be so BIG and POWERFUL? Do you think they know something about building muscle that you don't? In fact, they don't know any more than you do, but believe it or not, despite their obvious problem (being in PRISON) they have several ADVANTAGES over you. Prisoners who bulk up and build muscle in jail are using a few OVERLOOKED workout principles that most fitness gurus either think are too OBVIOUS to mention, or haven't put any thought into. BUILD... (read more)
Author: Thomas Urvile
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22. Discover How to get rid from Poverty Prison Review.
October 26, 2009
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There is no shortage of great products in the area of How to get rid from Poverty? But MP3 audio definitely stands out from the rest of them. I love being able to share information in the form of reviews about terrific products. Pl... (read more)
Author: Tadu kama
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23. 12 Items You CAN'T Sell On eBay
October 22, 2009
Millions of would-be entrepreneurs want to sell things on eBay. EBay is the #1 home-business opportunity in the world right now, so it's natural that many are eager to find highly profitable items for re-sale on eBay. However, it's important to know that there are certain items that can't be sold. Here are a dozen of them ...
Some items are copyright infringement and can actually land a seller in federal prison:
1. Knock offs of music, TV shows or movies. The "bootleg" movies, for example, are often made by guys who sneak a movie camera into a newly-released movie where presumably,... (read more)
Author: raj thakur
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24. Death Row Inmates in Texas Tell Their Stories in New Book
October 21, 2009
The U.S. state with the busiest death chamber and one of the largest prison populations is Texas, where public opinion polls show the death penalty is supported by more than 70 percent of the population. A new book by students at a Texas university compiles writings and art work done by condemned prisoners. The book, Upon This Chessboard of Nights and Days, Voices from Texas Death Row, was published by Texas Review Press, on the campus of Sam Houston State University in Huntsville - a city that is the location of one of the state's largest prisons and where executions are carried out. Th... (read more)
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25. US Supreme Court to Hear Guantanamo Uighurs Case
October 20, 2009
The US Supreme Court, Washington DCThe U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal by Chinese Muslims who still are being held at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, even though the Pentagon has determined they are not threats to the United States. The high court said Tuesday it agreed to hear the case of the 13 Uighurs, who China has accused of being terrorists. A U.S. federal judge had ordered the Uighurs be released into the United States. But an appeals court overturned that decision, saying the judge did not have the authority to make such an order.The men are from China's w... (read more)
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