Overcrowded Prisons Giving Old Inmates New Life

Aging prisoners serving long sentences are filling overcrowded lockups across the nation. Colorado prison officials hope a new program will help let some of these old guys get out — and stay…
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Dispatch From Angola: Faith-Based Slavery in a Louisiana Prison

Welcome to the 46th annual Angola Prison Rodeo, the Wildest Show in the South! Its 9 a.m. and Im driving through the gates of Louisiana State Penitentiary, otherwise known…
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