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15 great stories from Hollywood legends
From the book Conversations at the American Film Institute with the Great Moviemakers, Hollywood luminaries share some fascinating stories.
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Taliban tunnel: Five militant escapes under US watch
Taliban sympathizers must surely be heartened by today's spectacular escape of some 500 inmates from a Kandahar prison through a 1,180-foot tunnel. Here's a short list of recent jail breaks (and one near-escape) in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Editor's Blog
Justice delayed -- and delayed and delayedWhen pre-trial detention stretches on for weeks or months, a suspect's right to a "speedy and public trial" is undermined. In effect, a prison sentence is being served without the prisoner having been convicted.
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Chapter & Verse
California high school considers a ban on a Stephen King bookA California school district committee is debating banning 'Different Seasons,' a story collection by Stephen King.
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Chapter & Verse
What books to assign to a group of inmate-students?Dickens or Denisovich? Mailer or Malamud? This professor agonized over the reading list for a class of prison inmates.
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15 great stories from Hollywood legends
From the book Conversations at the American Film Institute with the Great Moviemakers, Hollywood luminaries share some fascinating stories.
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Chapter & Verse
'Alcatraz' author Michael Esslinger: Why a prison fascinates usWith a new TV show focused on the famous penitentiary, author and historian Michael Esslinger debunks some of the most enduring Alcatraz myths.
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Taliban tunnel: Five militant escapes under US watch
Taliban sympathizers must surely be heartened by today's spectacular escape of some 500 inmates from a Kandahar prison through a 1,180-foot tunnel. Here's a short list of recent jail breaks (and one near-escape) in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Editor's Blog
Oscar night: At the movies, we all get a voteBest film? Best actor? There are dozens of ways of ranking films besides the Academy Awards. But the most important way is how you rank them.
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'A Prophet': France faces its forgotten prisons
Film noir 'A Prophet' and photo exhibit put France’s crowded prisons on view.
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Letters to the Editor
Readers write about prisoner rehabilitation, converting the US Embassy in Iraq into a university, and tying corporate compensation to a company's success.
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