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The icon for female is behind bars surrounded by a brick wall.
Conflict
There are more women in prison than ever before
After the shooting.
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Angelo Pesce
Global Politics
Convicted scammer creates federal PACs from prison
Politics and Morals, Kids in Prison, A Mission to Mars
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The Debate of The Century, Protesting Rikers, Trusting the Military
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Kelly Orians facilitates a weekly discussion group for formerly incarcerated entrepreneurs. Until their new space is fully renovated, they meet in the back of an events hall in New Orleans' Gentilly neighborhood.
Justice
Getting out of prison it’s hard to find a job. Why not help ex-prisoners start their own businesses?
Psychedelic Science, Restorative Radio, Obamacare Battle
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The GOP Debate, Baseball’s Black Problem, A Cashless Economy
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Dads Behind Bars, Stolen Water, Military Families
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Mohamedou Ould Slahi has been imprisoned at Guantánamo since 2002 without charges.
Books
US censors make 2,500 cuts to first-ever published diary by Guantanamo detainee
The recent releases from Guantanamo include former detainee Adel bin Muhammad El Ouerghi of Tunisia shown standing on a balcony in Montevideo, Uruguay, his new home.
Justice
Why closing Gitmo remains a daunting task for Obama
Gael García Bernal plays Iranian reporter Maziar Bahari in "Rosewater."
Media
The journalist profiled in Jon Stewart’s ‘Rosewater’ finds dark humor In Iran’s prisons