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prison n 1: a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment syn prison house 2: a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement syn prison house Source: WordNet. Princeton University Prison <For imprisonment as a punishment, see <993> Punishments> It is plain that in Egypt special places were used as prisons, and that they were under the custody of a military officer. (Genesis 40:3; 42:17) During the wandering in the desert we read on two occasions of confinement "in ward"-- (Leviticus 24:12; Numbers 15:34) but as imprisonment was not directed by the law, so we hear of none till the time of the kings, when the prison appears as an appendage to the palace, or a special part of it. (1 Kings 22:27) Private houses were sometimes used as places of confinement. By the Romans the tower of Antoni, was used as a prison at Jerusalem, (Acts 23:10) and at Caesarea the praetorium of Herod. The royal prisons In those days were doubtless managed after the Roman fashion, and chains, fetters and stocks were used as means of confinement. See (Acts 16:24) One of the readiest places for confinement was a dry or partially-dry wall or pit. (Jeremiah 35:6-11) Source: Smith's Bible Dictionary, 1884
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Prison and jail administration Institutional Corrections Surveys history and current status of jails and various types of adult prisons with emphasis on punishment rationales, institutional programs and procedures, inmates' social structures, correctional officers, and contemporary issues. http://books.google.com/books?id=sY7nRteCGEkC&printsec=frontcoverAustralian Prisons Human Rights, Civil Rights, Democratic Rights, Politics, Police & Prisons http://sites.google.com/site/australianprisons/BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | China torture 'still widespread' Torture is often used in China's jails, says a UN official - who also accused Beijing of obstructing his inquiry. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4491026.stmPrison population per capita | EduTube Educational Videos image: prison_population Click the 'fullscreen' icon Full screen icon in the bottom-left of the map to launch it in a full-screen window. http://edutube.org/interactive/prison-population-capita Bureau of Justice Statistics - Table on number of persons in custody of State correctional authorities by most serious offense Number of persons under correctional supervison http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/glance/tables/corr2tab.cfmGoverning prisons An unaltered reprint of the 1987 original. http://books.google.com/books?id=s6AsM5Y_MUIC&printsec=frontcoverPrison population statistics http://inhisserviceweb.com/prison_statistics.htm G1 > Brasil - NOTÍCIAS - Governo lança estratégia para desarticular organizações criminosas
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The Mind-Made Prison: Overcoming Limiting Beliefs and Reaching your Goals by Mateo TabatabaiThe Mind-Made Prison takes you on a breathtaking journey through your psyche and shows you the exact things that are currently causing you pain and how you can remove these elements from your life. The Mind-Made Prison takes you on a breathtaking journey through your psyche and shows you the exact things that are currently causing you pain and how you can remove these elements from your life. Throw Them All Out: How Politicians and Their Friends Get Rich Off Insider Stock Tips, Land Deals, and Cronyism That Would Send the Rest of Us to Prison by Peter SchweizerHoughton Mifflin HarcourtOne of the biggest scandals in American politics is waiting to explode: the full story of the inside game in Washington shows how the permanent political class enriches itself at the expense of the rest of us. Insider trading is illegal on Wall Street, yet it is routine among members of Congress. Normal individuals cannot get in on IPOs at the asking price, but politicians do so routinely. The Obama administration has been able to funnel hundreds of millions of dollars to its supporters, ensuring yet more campaign donations. An entire class of investors now makes all of its profits based on influence and access in Washington. Peter Schweizer has doggedly researched through mountains of financial records, tracking complicated deals and stock trades back to the timing of briefings, votes on bills, and every other point of leverage for politicians in Washington. The result is a manifesto for revolution: the Permanent Political Class must go. Amazon Exclusive: A Q&A with Author Peter Schweizer Q:When did you realize that so many insider trading and sweetheart land deals were going on? A: When I first discovered that members of Congress are exempt from insider trading laws, I didn’t believe it. Then, when I started to look at their stock trades and compare them with what they were doing in office, I was stunned. Q: What do you mean by the "Permanent Political Class"? A: I think politics in Washington has become a business opportunity. Republicans and Democrats are not so different as you think. They work together to enrich themselves. They have designed the system to work so that they can make lots of money doing things that would get the rest of us sent to jail. Q: What do you mean by "honest graft"? A: When people think of politicians making money in Washington, they think of bribery and other illegal activities. That’s small potatoes. The real money is made by doing stuff that’s legal, including insider trading on the stock market and land deals. Q: Politicians are exempt from insider trading laws? You’re kidding, right? A: No. They write the rules, and guess what: the rules that apply to us don’t apply to them. By the way, they are also exempt from whistleblower laws. If you see your boss committing a financial crime, you can report them and you will be protected. You can’t be fired. But if your boss is a congressman? You’re toast. You are not protected. Q: What’s wrong with politicians who trade stock? Don’t we want them involved in the economy? A: Yes, but they are doing exactly what corporate insiders get sent to jail for doing. It’s a double standard and it’s unfair. If Martha Stewart had been in the U.S. Senate, she would have been protected. One of the biggest scandals in American politics is waiting to explode: the full story of the inside game in Washington shows how the permanent political class enriches itself at the expense of the rest of us. Insider trading is illegal on Wall Street, yet it is routine among members of Congress. Normal individuals cannot get in on IPOs at the asking price, but politicians do so routinely. The Obama administration has been able to funnel hundreds of millions of dollars to its supporters, ensuring yet more campaign donations. An entire class of investors now makes all of its profits based on influence and access in Washington. Peter Schweizer has doggedly researched through mountains of financial records, tracking complicated deals and stock trades back to the timing of briefings, votes on bills, and every other point of leverage for politicians in Washington. The result is a manifesto for revolution: the Permanent Political Class must go. Discipline & Punish: The Birth of the Prison by Michel FoucaultVintageIn this brilliant work, the most influential philosopher since Sartre suggests that such vaunted reforms as the abolition of torture and the emergence of the modern penitentiary have merely shifted the focus of punishment from the prisoner's body to his soul. Within Prison Walls Being a Narrative During a Week of Voluntary Confinement in the State Prison at Auburn, New York by Thomas Mott OsborneGeneral Books LLCThe book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Fablehaven Complete Set (Boxed Set): Fablehaven; Rise of the Evening Star; Grip of the Shadow Plague; Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary; Keys to the Demon Prison by Brandon MullAladdinPackage includes the following paperbacks in the FABLEHAVEN series: FABLEHAVEN RISE OF THE EVENING STAR GRIP OF THE SHADOW PLAGUE SECRETS OF THE DRAGON SANCTUARY KEYS TO THE DEMON PRISON Keys to the Demon Prison (Fablehaven) by Brandon MullAladdinSince ancient times, the great demon prison Zzyzx has protected the world from the most dangerous servants of darkness, including Gorgrog, the Demon King. But now, after centuries of plotting, the Sphinx is on the verge of recovering the five artifacts necessary to open the legendary prison, and all friends of light must unite in a final effort to thwart the Sphinx’s designs and find a safe home for the five artifacts. To this end, Kendra, Seth, and the Knights of the Dawn will venture far beyond the walls of Fablehaven to strange and exotic magical preserves across the globe, where the end of every quest becomes the beginning of another. In this explosive series finale, allegiances will be confirmed and secrets revealed as the forces of light and darkness collide in a desperate struggle to control the keys to the demon prison. The Darkest Prison (Lords of the Underworld) by Gena ShowalterHQN BooksPassion and danger collide in this brand-new, eBook exclusive Lords of the Underworld adventure! Once, Atlas, the Titan god of Strength, was the Greek goddess Nike's slave. Now, he is her master. And soon these sworn enemies destined to destroy one another will be forced to risk everything for a chance at love... "One of the premier authors of paranormal romance." -- New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole Passion and danger collide in this brand-new, eBook exclusive Lords of the Underworld adventure! Once, Atlas, the Titan god of Strength, was the Greek goddess Nike's slave. Now, he is her master. And soon these sworn enemies destined to destroy one another will be forced to risk everything for a chance at love... "One of the premier authors of paranormal romance." -- New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole Brujas Behind Bars: A Chicks in Prison Grindhouse Novelette by David Baina/a ProductionsMarcy justs wants to do her prison time quietly, but a witch from a rival coven has different ideas. Marcy justs wants to do her prison time quietly, but a witch from a rival coven has different ideas. Tortured for Christ; Faithful Christians Heroically Enduring Agony, Suffering, and Death in Communist Prisonsby Richard. Pickwick, Martin, Cover Art.; Pickwick, Cover Art Martin WurmbrandSpire Books/Fleming H. Revell CompanyA Spire Book, Copyright 1969, 1967; Spire edition published April 1969. Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Y. DavisSeven Stories PressWith her characteristic brilliance, grace and radical audacity, Angela Y. Davis has put the case for the latest abolition movement in American life: the abolition of the prison. As she quite correctly notes, American life is replete with abolition movements, and when they were engaged in these struggles, their chances of success seemed almost unthinkable. For generations of Americans, the abolition of slavery was sheerest illusion. Similarly,the entrenched system of racial segregation seemed to last forever, and generations lived in the midst of the practice, with few predicting its passage from custom. The brutal, exploitative (dare one say lucrative?) convict-lease system that succeeded formal slavery reaped millions to southern jurisdictions (and untold miseries for tens of thousands of men, and women). Few predicted its passing from the American penal landscape. Davis expertly argues how social movements transformed these social, political and cultural institutions, and made such practices untenable. |
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