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America's Prisons
Informational links about public and private prisons in the United States-
Links to state department of corrections agencies and other criminal justice agencies.
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The Detention Watch Network (DWN) is the only national coalition in the United States that addresses the detention crisis head-on and helps detainees and their loved ones make their voices heard.
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The Federal Bureau of Prisons was established in 1930 to provide more progressive and humane care for Federal inmates.
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The National Institute of Corrections is a center of learning, innovation and leadership that shapes and advances effective correctional practice and public policy.
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The American Correctional Association (ACA), formerly known as the American Prison Association, is the oldest and largest international correctional association in the world.
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Since 1981, the American Jail Association has been the only national, nonprofit association dedicated exclusively to supporting those who work in and operate our Nation's 3,200-plus jail facilities by offering high quality training and education.
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A graphic from the Pew Research Center
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Corrections news from around the country.
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Private Prisons (Prisons and Jails for profit)
Informational links regarding private sector corrections or private prisons-
News, reports and resources on correctional privatization from all over the world.
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The company – the first of its kind – was founded in 1983.
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The “Dominion Group of Companies” is the informal identity of a number of companies founded and owned by Calvin Burgess of Guthrie, Oklahoma.
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The GEO Group is a world leader in the delivery of private correctional and detention management, community residential re-entry services as well as behavioral and mental health services to federal, state and local government agencies.
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LaSalle Corrections is an established developer and operator of correctional centers throughout the State of Louisiana and Texas. The Texas corporate office operates out of a home owned by one of its management team executives.
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Founded in 1981, Management & Training Corporation (MTC) is a privately- held company headquartered in Centerville, Utah.
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State Department of Corrections Websites
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SuperMax Prisons
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Prison Related News and Articles
News and articles about America's prisons