Prison Place

LOS ANGELES—Responding to the explosive growth of the U.S. prison population, WB executives announced Monday that the network will soon launch a new sitcom targeting the nation's approximately 1.8 million incarcerated TV viewers. "America is fast becoming the most jailed nation on Earth, with...

SAN DIEGO—Plagued by a lack of funding and growing staff shortages, the San Diego Zoo and Ironwood State Prison were combined earlier this week, bringing local inmates and wildlife together for the first time under the same roof. The new state-of-the-art facility—which will house 12 separate cell blocks...

Sentence reviewed for inmate in vegetative state A convicted murderer left in a persistent vegetative state by a prison beating and whose care and custody have cost the state more than $1 million since December will get a chance to have his life sentence recalled. The state Board of Parole Hearings referred...

ANN ARBOR TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — For the first time in 10 years, Kirk Herman is not spending Christmas behind bars. But he hasn't forgotten those still in prison, or heading there. Refused parole five times, Herman finally was released in April. Since then, he has participated in the Michigan Prisoner...

Delano residents air thoughts on prison plan DELANO -- North Kern State Prison appears to be a good neighbor, but the road that leads to it could use some improvements. That's what state environmental planners heard from several people at a meeting Thursday regarding plans that would add more buildings...

Essay: "How I Got Here" by Ruben N. Barrios Ruben N. Barrios #1129229 Neal Unit 9055 Sour 591 Amarillo, TX 79107 How I got here What I'm about to say may sound unreal. Believe me, I wish it wasn't real, but it is! I'm in prison for a crime I did not commit. If you don't understand...

When do we forgive? When do we really forgive? You know, I sometimes wonder about the burden that ex felons have to carry, and one of the greatest burdens is that of forgiveness. I think we as a people are absolutely terrible in that, because we don’t forgive like we say we do. Perfect example being...

Regrets in prison? Regrets in prison After being out for several years, I have had plenty of time to look at the past, and with the help of all the journals I have written while in prison, I can easily go back and look at that snapshot of life I had in prison. By no means was it a treasure, but in an...