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Violence
100
The majority of inmate suicides happen within the first week, and are typically committed by ...
What is Hanging
100
This 'In da club' rapper spent 6 months in a shock incarceration boot camp for crack cocaine and possession of an illegal firearm. (Not quite a dollar)
Who is 50 cent
100
This VH1 reality show follows the lives of Organized Crime daughters and/or Wives dealing with incarceration, alcoholism and trying to raise their children
What is Mob Wives
100
The conditional release of a prisoner prior to completion of the imposed sentence
What is Parole
100
The 14th amendment forbids states from denying their citizens of this right; also known as equal protection under the law
What is Due process
200
Female inmates are more than twice as likely to report this form of victimization
What is sexual victimization
200
This American Businesswomen did time for insider trading; something tells me she got CRAFTy during her 5 month stay
Who is Martha Stewart
200
This film starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman is about a bond made in prison and the eventual shocking escape of Andy Dufresne
What is The shawshank Redemption
200
The founder of parole
Who is Alexander Manoochi
200
This former California Governor is being sued by inmates citing Valley fever. Don't worry He'll "be back".
Who is Arnold schwarzenegger
300
The Criminal Justice System is ill-equipped to treat this 'special population' who are grossly over-represented in corrections
What is the mentally ill
300
Drinking and driving landed this hotel heiress in the slammer for 3 days. I guess you could so it was a not so 'Simple Life'
Who is Paris Hilton
300
Starring Tom Hanks and the late Michael Clarke Duncan, IMDB describes this film as surrounding "the lives of guards on Death Row affected by one of their charges; a black man accused of murder and rape, yet who has a mysterious gift"
What is The Green Mile
300
This organization seeks to exonerate wrongfully convicted persons through DNA testing in accordance with Cordozo Law School in New York
What is The Innocence Project
300
Derived from the Romani word 'chivomengro' meaning knife; this slang term is commonly used to describe prison violence
What is a shiv
400
The upsurge in female incarceration can be attributed to these laws.
What is get tough laws
400
This rapper landed himself in Solitary for sneaking a phone charger and ear buds into his cell. Oh, Weezy...
Who is Lil' Wayne
400
This 'Real Housewife of New Jersey' just plead guilty to fraud charges, along with her husband-- Joe. This mother of 4 could serve anywhere from 21-27 months in prison.
Who is Teresa Giudice
400
A phenomenon involving a death row inmate making the decision to stop appealing and let the sentence be carried out
What is Death Row Volunteering
400
Across the U.S and beyong inmates are utilizing social networks and smuggling in devices to help them harass their victims and/or intimidate witnesses. Think smart!
What is smart phones
500
This Florida facility is rated abnormally high regarding inmate on inmate sexual victimization
What is Miami-Dade County Pretrial Detention Center
500
This original survivor winner spent 3 years in a federal prison for failing to pay taxes.
Who is Richard Hatch
500
This Netflix hit, follows Piper Chapman and her stay in a women's federal prison
What is Orange is the new Black
500
This test; a standard for analyzing first amendment claims by prisoners was upheld by the Supreme Court in 1987
What is Rational Basis test
500
a recent report on NPR indicated that prisoners housed in pods are finding new ways to communicate while in confinement, this includes communicating through pipes of this nature. YUCK!
What is sewage pipes
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