United States of America
Seen in the press
Read our selection of press reports about this country. This is a short description of prison conditions on a national scale.
USA: les gardiens de prison de Jeffrey Epstein inculpés
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USA: Artist JR teamed up with current and former inmates to create a mural at a supermax prison outside LA
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USA: prison inmates gain life skills through training dogs
Thousands have come through the gates of the Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility. But what happens when they walk out? The prison has dozens of programs meant to help the inmates become valued members of society. One program – involving dogs – is called the Prison Trained K-9 Companion Progr…USA: prisons are not the answer to preventing crime
Each day in the United States and Canada, it seems like the news media reports another shooting or act of violence that ends in tragedy. As a result, politicians and the public often leap to the conclusion that violence is on the rise and that the answer is to throw more people behind bars.