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Prisons
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Abuse of Iraqi POWs by GIs Probed 
 This site is a companion to an April 2004 CBS 60 Minutes II report about allegations of U.S. soldiers torturing prisoners of war in Iraq. The site includes video clips and links to related stories. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/04/27/60II/main614063.shtml Topics: Crime, Military, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 5, 2005 Alcatraz: The Warden Johnston Years, 1933-1948
Contains a chronology of the major events in Alcatraz from 1933 through 1948, a list of prisoners, statistics, reports, photographs, and more. http://www.notfrisco2.com/alcatraz/ Topics: California: History, Crime, Notable People Last updated Sep 12, 2005 Amnesty International (AI)
Site of the organization that "works independently and impartially to promote respect for all the human rights set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights." Features AI press releases, current campaigns, and a library containing an archive of reports, news releases, and "urgent actions" (requests to send letters on behalf of those in immediate danger). Documents are available in Spanish and French and are searchable by country, region, sub-region, and theme. http://www.amnesty.org/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Crime, International Governments, Social Issues, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Nov 10, 2003 Article 15-6 Investigation of the 800th Military Police Brigade
Full text of the report, prepared by Maj. Gen. Antonio M. Taguba of the U.S. Army, on alleged abuse of prisoners at the Abu Ghraib Prison in Baghdad, Iraq. The investigation was ordered by Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, commander of Joint Task Force-7 and the senior U.S. military official in Iraq. Opens directly into a PDF file. http://www.npr.org/iraq/2004/prison_abuse_report.pdf Topics: Crime, Military, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 5, 2005 Bataan Rescue
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) American Experience program about the Bataan Death March during World War II. "In late 1941, tens of thousands of American and Filipino soldiers fought a desperate battle to defend the Bataan peninsula in the Philippines from the Japanese. When they lost, they were marched to prison camps. ... Many thousands died." The site includes a timeline, gallery, map, and survivor interviews. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/bataan/ Topics: Crime, Military, World War II Last updated Jan 2, 2009 Changing Lives Through Literature (CLTL): An Alternative Sentencing Program
Website for this Massachusetts alternative criminal sentencing program in which "CLTL participants, judges, probation officers, and instructors believe that bringing carefully selected works of literature to criminal offenders may help these men and women gain insight into their lives and behavior, while learning that they are not alone with their problems." Includes material for students and instructors, discussion of key issues (such as sentencing), bibliographies, and related material. From the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. http://cltl.umassd.edu/Home-html.cfm Topics: Crime, Libraries & Archives by Type Last updated Mar 26, 2009 Children of Prisoners Library (CPL)
"More than one in forty children in the United States has a parent in prison. ... [This site] provides free information sheets designed for people serving children of prisoners and their caregivers." Features pamphlets on topics such as visiting mom or dad, jail and prison procedures, common stress points, and tips for fostering trust and safety. Also includes a glossary and links to related material. From the Family and Corrections Network. http://www.fcnetwork.org/cpl/cplindex.html Topics: Crime, Families Last updated Sep 11, 2007 Conjugal Visits: Preserving Family Bonds Behind Bars
Brief discussion of the history and operation of prison inmate conjugal visits, also known as extended family visit programs. "Conjugal visits actually do take place in a handful of states as a means to preserve family relationships during the period of incarceration." Topics include conjugal visits as an incentive for good behavior, visits being a privilege and not a right, and where the visits take place. From an online legal document service. http://www.legalzoom.com/legal-articles/Conjugal-Visits-Preserving-family-bonds.html Topics: Crime Last updated Jun 26, 2009 Cruel and Unusual: Sentencing 13- and 14-Year-Old Children to Die in Prison
This 2007 study "has documented 73 cases where children 13 and 14 years of age have been condemned to death in prison. ... This report is intended to illuminate this cruel and unusual punishment inflicted on children, particularly for those who have been without legal help for so long." Includes profiles of some of the children, data, and photos. Opens directly into a PDF file. From the nonprofit law organization, Equal Justice Initiative. http://eji.org/eji/files/20071017cruelandunusual.pdf Topics: Crime Last updated Oct 22, 2007 Detainees at Guantanamo Bay
Collection of stories on "the history of the [Guantanamo Bay] U.S. military base [in Cuba] and detention of 'enemy combatants,' plus an analysis of the Bush administration's detainee policies." Includes news stories, timelines, and questions and answers about Guantanamo Bay and the detainees held since the invasion of Afghanistan in early 2002. From National Public Radio (NPR). http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4711397 Topics: Crime, Terrorism Last updated Jun 29, 2005 Eastern State Penitentiary
Website for this U.S. National Historic Landmark in Philadelphia that was a former state prison (1829-1970). Features a virtual tour, photos, timeline, list of famous inmates (such as Al Capone), and a condensed and a voluminous history. Also includes details about events such as the annual Bastille Day reenactment (with information about how to dress as a revolutionary or an aristocrat), and the Halloween haunted house. http://www.easternstate.org/ Topics: Crime, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jun 24, 2008 Escapes from Alcatraz
"The Rock" served as a military prison and a federal penitentiary between 1859 and 1963. The site lists escapes between 1862 and 1962 (most were recaptured) with related news articles, and a diagram of the prison marking escape points. The Gallery has photos of some prisoners with their prison numbers, crimes, and sentences, and the details of their escapes and recaptures (includes the 1962 escape that Clint Eastwood's movie Escape from Alcatraz was based on). http://www.sfgenealogy.com/sf/history/aindex.htm Topics: Crime, Notable People, Photograph Collections Last updated Dec 19, 2008 Federal Bureau of Prisons
Locate federal prisons nationwide; learn how to locate inmates; and check prison employment opportunities. Find statistical information on institutions and inmates, including a weekly population report by institution, and inmate breakdowns by age, race, security level, and other criteria. Read historical documents and articles concerning BOP history, including Alcatraz and a list of all federal prisoners executed since 1927. Links to related sites, including the Federal Bureau of Prisons library catalog. Site is searchable. http://www.bop.gov/ Topics: Crime Last updated Aug 5, 2000 Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War
The complete text of this instrument of international human rights for prisoners of war (POWs), which went into force October 21, 1950. From the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Also available in French and Spanish. http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/prisonerwar.htm Topics: Crime, International Governments, International Law, Treaties, & Agreements, Law by Place (U.S. States & non-U.S.), Military, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Jul 31, 2009 Guantánamo Bay
News and commentary from a UK perspective about the U.S. military base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Provides news stories, photos, interactive features, and a Q&A about the base, which "has been used as a detention centre for suspected terrorists, mainly captured in Afghanistan during the US assault following the September 11 attacks." Includes several stories about president-elect Barack Obama's plans to close the detention facility. From the Guardian UK. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/guantanamo-bay Topics: Crime, Terrorism Last updated Sep 29, 2009 Guantánamo Docket
"This interactive database includes information about the detainees [at the United States military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba], thousands of pages of government documents and links to court records and news media reports." Searchable; or browse by name, citizenship, and status (transferred, held, or dead) of the detainee. Includes a sidebar with information about the latest transfers. From The New York Times. http://projects.nytimes.com/guantanamo Topics: Crime, Terrorism Last updated Jan 26, 2009 The Hidden Gulag: Exposing North Korea's Prison Camps
This report relies on expert analysis, satellite photographs, and stories provided by former prisoners to document the repression of North Korea's "forced-labor colonies, camps, and prisons where scores of thousands of prisoners -- some political, some convicted felons -- are worked, many to their deaths, in mining, logging, farming, and industrial enterprises." From the U.S. Committee for Human Rights in North Korea, a "bi-partisan, not-for-profit human rights organization." http://www.hrnk.org/hiddengulag/toc.html Topics: Agriculture, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Crime, Geology, International Governments, Labor, Photograph Collections, Technology Last updated Feb 24, 2005 Inside Guantánamo
This photo essay published in early 2008 provides a look at people and places at the U.S. military base in Guantanamo Bay's facility for detainees suspected of terrorism-related activities. Includes an accompanying slide show with audio commentary by the photographer. From The Atlantic. http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200801/guantanamo-photos Topics: Crime, Terrorism Last updated Dec 1, 2008 Jack Hamann, Rewriting History in "American Soil"
This companion to a National Public Radio (NPR) program features the text of the first chapter of "On American Soil." Using declassified evidence, Hamann revisits the hanging of an Italian prisoner of war near a U.S. Army base in Washington state and the subsequent court martial of African American soldiers charged with the assault. Includes links to background information, a timeline, and an interview with the author. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4659346 Topics: Activism, Black Resources, Crime, Military, Mysteries and More, U.S. History By Place, Wars & Conflicts Last updated May 26, 2005 Key Events: The Hunger Strike of 1981
Resources related to the Northern Ireland hunger strike of 1981. Includes a reading list, a summary of key events, a chronology of events, and names of the people who died during the hunger strike. From CAIN, a University of Ulster website that "contains information and source material on the conflict and politics in Northern Ireland." http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/events/hstrike/ Topics: Crime, Labor, Poverty Last updated Apr 24, 2006 The Lock-Up Society
"As the new millennium began, the number of Americans behind bars passed two million — five times the inmate population in 1972. In these reports, American Radio explores some of the causes and ramifications of this unprecedented experiment in mass incarceration." Features reports on "life after prison," the corrections industry, and prisoners with mental illnesses. Includes program transcripts and audio clips, statistics, slide shows, and related resources. http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/lockup/ Topics: Crime, Disabilities Last updated Apr 5, 2004 National Institute of Corrections (NIC)
The NIC is an agency within the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, that "provides training, technical assistance, information services, and policy/program development assistance to federal, state, and local corrections agencies." The site features a searchable library of publications on topics such as administration, facilities, funding, offender management, and personnel. Also provides statistics, bibliographies, and related material. Searchable. http://www.nicic.org Topics: Crime Last updated Feb 8, 2005 Prisons in the UK
Collection of news and features about the prison system in the United Kingdom. Includes a timeline of prisons in the U.K., data about prison populations, and materials about topics such as women's prison closures, prison overcrowding, and the possibility of prison ships. Also includes data about prison populations around the world. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/uk/2006/prisons/ Topics: Crime Last updated Oct 23, 2006 Situation of Detainees at Guantánamo Bay
February 2006 report in which "five independent investigators of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights are calling on the United States to close immediately the detention centre in Guantánamo Bay and bring all detainees before an independent and competent tribunal or release them." Opens directly into a PDF document. http://www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/terrorism/docs/E.CN.4.2006.120.pdf Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Crime, Terrorism Last updated Jun 30, 2009 Stanford Prison Experiment: A Simulation Study of the Psychology of Imprisonment
In 1971, an experiment held at Stanford University looked at the psychology behind prison life. Volunteers were assigned prisoner and guard roles. The results, a disturbing look at human behavior, are described here in words and pictures. The site also offers discussion topics and links to other prison and criminal justice Web sites. http://www.prisonexp.org/ Topics: Crime, Health & Medical Disciplines, Science, Social Science Last updated Nov 27, 2001 United States Department of Defense: Guantanamo Bay
Series of stories from the U.S. Department of Defense about the U.S. military base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Stories relate to the mission of the Guantanamo base and proceedings (such as court rulings, transfers, and releases) concerning detainees at the detention facility. Stories are from 2005 through March 2008. Also includes a gallery of over 40 photos from the base. From DefenseLink, a U.S. Department of Defense website. http://www.defenselink.mil/home/features/gitmo/ Topics: Crime, Terrorism Last updated Dec 1, 2008 Working With Children With Parents in Prison
Tips from 2002 for those who work with children who have incarcerated parents. Topics include child reactions to parental incarceration, prison visitation basics, reunifying families after parental incarceration, and understanding and supporting foster children with incarcerated parents. A few of the links to related sites are broken. From the North Carolina Division of Social Services and the Family and Children's Resource Program of the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Social Work. http://www.practicenotes.org/vol7_no1.htm Topics: Crime, Families Last updated Sep 17, 2009 World Prison Population List
This report, available only in PDF format, "gives details of the number of prisoners held in some 200 independent countries and dependent territories. It shows the differences in the level of imprisonment across the world and makes possible an estimate of the world prison population total." Second edition, 2000, from the United Kingdom Home Office Research, Development, and Statistics Directorate. http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs/r116.pdf Topics: Crime Last updated Jul 12, 2001 Writers in Prison
This website features writers who have been imprisoned for what they write or for their peaceful political activities. In addition to extensive information about jailed writers worldwide, find information about a rapid action network, and background about writers in exile. Includes a "Prisoner of the Month." From the Writers in Prison Committee of International PEN, a writers' organization. http://www.englishpen.org/writersinprison/ Topics: Crime, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Mar 17, 2006 |
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