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2012 Letter Total
For the first time since records have been kept, BTP has received fewer letters than the year before. BTP received 13,566 letters in 2012...
Jan 13, 20131 min read
The U.S.’s growing for-profit detention system
In a new study, the investigative journalism group ProPublica reports on the shocking growth of the private detention industry. More than...
Jul 14, 20122 min read
No lunch for Texas prisoners
Like many Hollywood movies, it leaves you feeling that life in prison just isn’t all that challenging. As a former Texan and someone who...
Jul 9, 20121 min read
May 11, 20120 min read
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