Pennsylvania Tries New Anti-Recidivism Strategy
YORK, Pa.
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Ariz. Prison To Begin Housing Inmates Again
KINGMAN, Ariz.
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Trailer Possibly Used To Smuggle Drugs Into Prison
MAPLE RIDGE, British Columbia – A horse trailer may have been used to smuggle a large quantity of drugs into a Maple Ridge prison.
Police are investigating, but won’t provide details on the trailer, which was dropped off for repairs at the Fraser Regional Correctional Centre by a woman on March 7.
Dean Purdy, a spokesperson for the B.C.
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N.C. County May Close Last Prison Farm
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Guilford County leaders are considering closing the Guilford County Prison Farm, the last such farm in the state, to reduce costs.
However, Sheriff BJ Barnes argues that because of the cost of closing the farm and what it provides the county, it should remain open, despite a new downtown jail scheduled to open next year.
Read morePa. Governor Halts Prison Project
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Gov. Tom Corbett’s administration has scrapped plans for a $200 million prison construction project in Fayette County.
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