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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.

Maryland is boosting efforts to focus on crime prevention and rehabilitation programs for offenders to reduce recidivism and reliance on the prison-industrial complex.

The idea that a corporation should ever profit from warehousing humans still remains beyond offensive and should not be tolerated in a civil and just society.

The Court will rule on whether convictions must be overturned if prosecutors withheld potentially exculpatory evidence from the defense.

Prison education and rehabilitation programs can provide practical skills, career and vocational skills, and critical thinking skills. They can help with mental and behavioral issues, and provide access to higher education courses; some achieve diplomas and degrees while incarcerated. These programs are vital to improving lives, especially since many prisoners come from poverty, do not have high school diplomas, and lack outside support networks.

Interview with Christopher Zoukis, author of 'Federal Prison Handbook'.

Some Bureau of Prisons staff have recognized that, at least in some cases, approaching chronically self-destructive behavior as a treatment issue (not a disciplinary one) is the only way to rehabilitate someone with serious mental illness.

If we as Americans want prisoners to succeed at something pro-social whether it be writing, learning, or not returning to a life of crime, we have to provide them with the tools to do so.

"It is written from the perspective of a non-believer, because that’s who I was."

"While my fellow prisoners respect the work that I engage in, the prison administration makes no bones about silencing incarcerated writers and advocates."