Adobe has been busy working with everything from software to scanning and as always it seems there is something for everyone.
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The Adobe Report: Adobe Spark – September 2017 Release
What really works for me about Adobe Spark – finally out of beta – is that it makes it easy for non-web professionals to independently create promotional pages or presentations.
Read More »New Charges Against Inmate-Author: An Attempt to Muzzle Him?
Prison officials continue to persecute incarcerated Blogcritics columnist Christopher Zoukis for his perfectly legal writing activities. Federal prisons, and state prisons too, are hotbeds of censorship and repression.
Read More »Federal Bureau of Prisons Needs to Understand, Control Health Costs: Report
Since 2009, while the agency has planned or carried out heath care cost control measures, it has yet to evaluate the effectiveness of those measures. Of 16 cost-control programs BOP identified, it could document cost savings from only one.
Read More »Interview: Jessica Garrels of Catholic Relief Services in Laos
The Trump Administration's 2018 budget proposes eliminating funding for the longstanding McGovern-Dole program that funds school meals in impoverished areas in Laos and other countries.
Read More »Interview: Brenda Urizar of Catholic Relief Services in Guatemala
Lobby in the U.S. and advocate with legislators to keep the McGovern-Dole program fully funded. This is an incredibly important program.
Read More »Senators Pitch Bill to Improve Conditions for Female Inmates
The bill mandates, for example, that inmates who are primary caretakers may receive visits from family members up to six days per week, with no limit to the number of children who may visit.
Read More »Prison Food Linked to Bad Behavior
A combination of pinching pennies, corruption, and privatization is resulting in prisoners being fed a stew of unhealthy, nutrient-poor meals in minuscule portions.
Read More »Under Trump, Things Don’t Look Good for Prison Reform and Rehabilitation
Where Obama sought to reduce unnecessary incarceration for minor crimes, Trump signed three executive orders that 'Rolling Stone' called “consistent with his firm but demonstrably false view that crime is out of control.”
Read More »Bawdy Rooftop Performances Entertain Inmates in Chicago Prison
Who knew some Chicagoans would go so far as to stage adult entertainment for the enjoyment of inmates in the Metropolitan Correctional Center?
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