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- JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS : PRISON TRANSFER PROPOSAL BACKED BY MEPS
- Europe Information 06-15-2006 A move to make it easier to transfer prisoners between member states has got the thumbs-up from the European Parliament. In its non-binding opinion adopted by 484 votes to 53 at the 14 June plenary session in Strasbourg, the Parliament accepted the move's key innovation - that...
- Research articles 2006-06-15
- Lake County in 60 seconds.(News)
- Prisoner commits suicide: A 29-year-old male prisoner at the Lake County jail in Waukegan died by apparently hanging himself Sunday morning, Lake County Coroner Richard Keller said. The man was immediately transported to Victory Memorial Hospital in Waukegan after being found. The man was...
- Research articles 2005-08-22
- The road to Abu Ghraib: the biggest scandal of the Bush administration began at the top
- A generation from now, historians may look back to April 28, 2004, as the day the United States lost the war in Iraq. On that date, "CBS News" broadcast the first ugly photographs of abuses by American soldiers at Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison. There were images of a man standing...
- Research articles 2004-11-01
- When Bosses Become Tyrants
- My buddy and I used to call our boss "The Tyrant" because he was so unnecessarily ruthless. We were very happy when he left for another job and my buddy was promoted to succeed him. But now my buddy has turned into an equally vicious ruler -- some of...
- Blog posts 2007-04-05
- Prisoners' protection questioned
- WASHINGTON -- Presented last fall with a detailed catalog of abuses at Abu Ghraib prison, the U.S. military responded on Dec. 24 with a confidential letter asserting that many Iraqi prisoners were not entitled to the full protections of the Geneva Conventions. The letter, drafted by military...
- Research articles 2004-05-23
- 54 Members of Congress Write President of Turkmenistan Urging Release of Prisoner of Conscience
- WASHINGTON, April 4 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Fifty-four members of the United States Senate and House of Representatives wrote the President of Turkmenistan, Saparmurat Niyazov, urging the immediate and unconditional release of prisoner of conscience, GurbandurWASHINGTON, April 4 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Fifty-four members of the United States Senate and House of...
- Research articles 2006-04-04
- AZERBAIJANI PARLIAMENT SPEAKER, COUNCIL OF EUROPE DISAGREE OVER POLITICAL PRISONERS
- Members of a Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe PACE fact-finding mission met in Gobustan jail on 11 February with five men the PACE considers political prisoners, including former Defense Minister Rahim Gaziev and former Gyanja Police ChieMembers of a Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe PACE fact-finding...
- Research articles 2003-02-13
- Walking in their shoes: UPS manager takes to the streets for lessons in business, life
- Mike Hunter sat in a Manhattan movie theater one "afternoon in June, watching "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" with a group of homeless children and thinking, "I'm having a blast." Mike Hunter sat in a Manhattan movie theater one "afternoon in June,...
- Research articles 2004-08-02
- AZERBAIJAN: AZERBAIJANI PARLIAMENT SPEAKER, COUNCIL OF EUROPE DISAGREE OVER POLITICAL PRISONERS.(Brief Article)
- Members of a Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe PACE fact-finding mission met in Gobustan jail on 11 February with five men the PACE considers political prisoners, including former Defense Minister Rahim Gaziev and former Gyanja Police Members of a Parliamentary Assembly of the Council...
- Research articles 2003-02-13
- RUSSIA: JUSTICE MINISTRY SAYS RUSSIA MUST DEFEND PRISONERS' RIGHTS OR THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE WILL.(Brief Article)
- Justice Minister Yurii Chaika said on 1 November that his agency is obligated to do "everything possible" to ensure that the criminal justice system protects the rights of prisoners, because if Moscow doesn't, "then the Council of Euro Justice Minister Yurii Chaika said on 1 November...
- Research articles 2001-11-04
- Amnesty Int'l: There Is No 'Acceptable' Torture; Admissions In NY Times Article at Odds With President Bush's Earlier Promises
- WASHINGTON, March 9 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Just days after President Bush reportedly assured UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Sergio Vieira de Mello that the US is not torturing prisoners during interrogation, an article in today's New York Times quotes WASHINGTON, March 9 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Just days after President...
- Research articles 2003-03-09
- Some $45.6 million in new grants has been awarded to mentor children of prisoners.(Grant Awards)(Brief Article)
- * Some $45.6 million in new grants has been awarded to mentor children of prisoners. About 2 million children have at least one incarcerated parent, HHS said. More than 160 grantees will receive funding, including such groups as Volunteers of ... * Some $45.6...
- Research articles 2004-08-30
- Editorials.(includes brief articles)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
- Stay the new course Sen. Joe Lieberman, who has toned down the anti-media rhetoric of late to appease the Democrats' Hollywood fan base, faces a test of that kinder, gentler turn to the middle. The Federal Trade Commission's planned release o...
- Research articles 2000-09-04
- New jail phone deal to collect profits for Ameritech, county.
- Every time a prisoner "reaches out" on one of the 400 telephones in the cell blocks of the Cuyahoga County Justice Center, the county rings up a profit. In an effort to keep what have become significant revenues flowing from the phones, ...
- Research articles 1999-11-15
- President's HHS budget provides safety net for inmates' children.(FY 2005 Federal Budget)(Department of Health & Human Services)(Brief Article)
- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' FY 2005 budget proposal includes $50 million for the Mentoring Children of Prisoners initiative, a program supported by President Bush, that is aimed at ending the shame and stigma for children who ha The U.S. Department of Health...
- Research articles 2004-02-16
- EGYPT: AL AHRAM COMPARES U.S. PRISONER TREATMENT TO HITLER CONDUCT.(Brief Article)
- An Egyptian newspaper's comparison of Hitler's treatment of Jews to the United States' treatment of al Qaeda prisoners jailed at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba is "outrageous", Abraham Foxman, national director of the Anti-Defamation League said on An Egyptian newspaper's comparison of Hitler's treatment of Jews...
- Research articles 2002-02-04
- DVDX weekly top picks.(Brief Article)
- OVERALL DVD, NEW RELEASE Spider-Man 2 (Sony, 11-30) Hero (Miramax/Buena Vista, 11-30) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Warner, 11-23) DVD PREMIERE MOVIE ...
- Research articles 2004-11-22
- China prisoner report fuels Bush, Congress showdown. (Chinese prison labor reportedly making shoes for export to the US)
- WASHINGTON FNS - The Bush administration and Congress appear to be headed towards a showdown over diplomatic cables reporting Chinese prisoners routinely made shoes for export to the U.S., a dispatch allegedly suppressed by the State Department. WASHINGTON FNS - The Bush administration...
- Research articles 1992-04-06
- New Orleans prison's future in question
- Several hundred inmates have returned to Orleans Parish Prison after a chaotic evacuation that dispersed more than 6,100 prisoners to facilities throughout the state. Orleans Parish Criminal Sheriff Marlin Gusman said a functioning incarceration system is vital to rebuilding New Orleans. But questions remain whether the prison can provide...
- Research articles 2005-12-19
- Labor pains give birth to ingenuity in recruiting: Desperate employers look for workers in new places.(Brief Article)
- Merely hanging a "Help Wanted" sign in the window just won't cut it anymore. With the Chicago area at nearly full employment, many local businesses are being forced to go to unusual lengths to fill job openings. In fact, some are beginni Merely...
- Research articles 1999-12-06
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