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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

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Some Religions Stay Out Of L.A. Jails

Comments (0) | L.A. County Jail, prison, prison reform, Religion, Twin Towers Correctional Facility

Graham Clark
Staff Cartoonist

Follows of smaller religions are less likely to land behind bars in L.A.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

More Than Overcrowding: A Deeper Look At The Problem With Prisons

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Sara Newman, Lorelei Christie, Matthew Tinoco, Hannah Madans, Meng Meng, Sophia Li, Minerva Ruelas
Staff Reporters

Prison reform, it’s one of the oldest ideas out there—when something doesn’t work, fix it.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

President Obama Corrects Typo And Reduces Jail Time

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Marisa Okano
Executive Producer

A drug offender's prison sentence is reduced 3 years now that the error has been corrected.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Not Really, But Sort Of In Defense Of The 'Pillowcase Rapist'

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Jasmyne Cannick
Guest Contributor

Are sex crimes psychological or just plain criminal?

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

'Orange Is The New Black' Author Breaks Down Prison's Unofficial Social Rules

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mayarich

"The day I carried drug money and the day I was sentenced to prison, were really bad days."

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Justin Bieber's Special B.L.T. Valentine

Comments (0) | Belt, Bieber, bieber valentines day, Entertainment News, hollywood, Justin Bieber, Music, opinion, pop, prison, Singer, time, trouble, Valentines Dates

via twitter/@popcrush

Barbara Estrada
Staff Reporter

A writer's take on the Bieb's Valentine's Day plans.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Convicted Murderer Escapes Prison, Abducts Woman

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Cassie Paton
Staff Reporter

The Michigan prisoner was serving four life sentences for four murders and is still missing.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Dozens Of Gays Arrested In Nigeria

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Raishad Hardnett
Executive Producer

Activists say living conditions for the Nigerian LGBT community are "frustrating" and "demonizing".

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

EU Court Grants Asylum To Gay Refugees

Comments (0) | Africa, Aslyum, eu, Europe, european union, gay, homosexual, homosexuality, human rights, Imprisoned, jail, Jailed, LGBT, lgbtq, Nation and World, prison, queer, refugee

Raishad Hardnett
Executive Producer

Those facing threats of being jailed for their sexuality can find a home in the EU.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Pussy Riot Member Transferred to New Penal Colony, Claimed Missing

Comments (0) | Activism, anti-Putin, feminist, freedom of spech, International, labor camp, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, penal colony, prison, prison camp, protest, Punk protest, Pussy Riot, putin, russia

Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova has been claimed missing after being transferred to another prison. (Creative Commons)

Michelle Toh
Executive Producer

In the wake of a hunger strike and protests, Tolokonnikova has been claimed missing.

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