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Bookmark or Share- Prison cell - WikipediaA prison cell (also known as a jail cell) is a small room in a prison or police station where a prisoner is held. Cells greatly vary by their furnishings, hygienic services, and cleanliness, both across countries and based on the level of punishment to which the prisoner being held has been sentenced.
- Prison Cell Photos Show How Prisoners Live Around the World - InsiderBelow are examples of prison cells around the world, from comfortable single bedrooms in Norway to overcrowded and run-down facilities in Malawi.
- A better path forward for criminal justice: Changing prisons to help ...In this chapter of “A Better Path Forward for Criminal Justice,” experts review the challenges faced by former prisoners and propose programming for prison environments to ease the transition.
- A Beginner's Guide to How the U.S. Prison System Actually WorksIn this short book (about 130 pages!), renowned professor and activist Angela Davis explores why the prison system is so ingrained in our culture and how exploitive it has become. She delineates why the prison system is no longer feasible and imagines what decarceration would look like in practice. Chokehold: Policing Black Men by Paul Butler
- Prison - WikipediaA prison or penitentiary holds people for longer periods of time, such as many years, and is operated by a state or federal government. A jail holds people for shorter periods of time or for pre-trial detention and is usually operated by a local government, typically the county sheriff.
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