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Citizens in Prisons per 100,000-

U.S. #1 w/ over 700 per 100,000 fellow citizens in our own prisons. Please note:African American which are 17% of the entire U.S. population [about 63,000,000 of...

Soka Gakkai International : Peace Proposal...

Since 1975, SGI president Daisaku Ikeda, has presented a Peace Proposal to the United Nations. Here is a summary of his 2009 Peace Proposal, provided by Dr. Ikeda...

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Dear Neighbor, August 20, 2009 I really think that now is an important time to stand up the global lifting of the prohibition of cannabis sativa [or...

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  Iraqi Journalist Detained for a Year Without Charge by US Forces Despite Iraqi Court Order to Releas
  
  A year ago today, US and Iraqi forces raided the home of Iraqi journalist Ibrahim Jassam, a freelance photographer working for Reuters. Soldiers seized his computer...
  
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  Iowa's Prison Plans for 2000-2009 [Full PDF]
  
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  Calif. Assembly balks at early release of inmates
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. -California Assembly Speaker Karen Bass plans to strip the most controversial provisions from a Senate-approved plan that would have trimmed the...
  
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  California Ordered to Trim Prison Population - Sentencing - FindLaw Blotter
  
  .......The cause of the extreme overpopulation? According to the court, three main factors: Tough on crime legislation, such as mandatory minimum sentences and...
  
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  Daisaku Ikeda Holds World Record for Most Academic Honorary Degrees [258 as of 07/16/09]
  
  Born: Tokyo, January 2, 1928 Family: Married with two sons Interests: Philosophy, music, literature and photography Positions Held: Concurrently president,...
  
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  Sheriff Joe is at it again!
  
  You all remember Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona , who painted the jail cells pink and made the inmates wear pink prison garb. Well........... SHERIFF JOE IS AT IT...
  
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  Dr. Rafil A. Dhafir at Terre Haute Prison’s New Communications Management Unit 05/2007
  
  AT PRECISELY 7 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 11, 2006, 17 federal prisoners across the country were taken out of their cells, held in isolation for two days, then bused to the...
  
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  Ironwood State Prison Activates 1.18 Megawatt Solar Power Plant---insurancenewsnet.com 05/28/08
  
  BLYTHE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 28, 2008--Ironwood State Prison (Ironwood) and SunEdison today announced the activation of a new 1.18 megawatt (MW)...
  
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  Philly Prison Locking Down Solar Power - cbs3.com 12/05/08
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) A Philadelphia prison hopes to save money—and the environment—by using solar panels to provide hot water at the facility. City...
  
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  CORRECTIONS: Prison Privatization and the Prison Boom
  
  PRIVATE PRISONS ARE BACK... Outlawed at the beginning of the 20th Century, private corporations are once again owning and operating prisons for profit. A...
  
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  Ten Alternatives To Prison - Forbes.com
  
  Country singer Johnny Cash immortalized inmates’ miseries in his classic song "Folsom Prison Blues." But now, as slammers across the country run out...
  
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  How to Register to Vote as a Convicted Felon
  
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  Buddhism is fastestgrowing religion in English jails over past decade
  
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  California's Prison Crisis: Be Very Afraid
  
  The exact cause of the 11-hour riot that broke out Aug. 8 at the California Institution for Men in Chino, Calif., won't be known until an official investigation...
  
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  He Saves Kids
  
  Human rights activist Van Jones on compassion and concern, and his efforts to reform the California Youth Authority.
  
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