Posted by Scott Packard on Wed, Jun 02, 2010 @ 12:00 PM
If you missed the announcement, the National Center on Institutions and Alternatives (NCIA) has released their newest research study on inmate suicide. Commissioned by the US Justice Department NIC, the study found a dramatic decrease in the rate of inmate suicide in the past 20 years.
One of the ‘Hotlinks’ favorite writers, Corrections.com’s own Joe Bouchard, has written a short article on contraband control, and how theory and practice just isn’t enough
In a sad story, a warden in Mexico was kidnapped and dismembered over the weekend in the Mexican state of Morelos. Luis Navarro Castaneda was taken as he was reporting for duty at the Atlacholoaya prison outside of Mexico City.
Correctionsone.comreporter Eric Williams writes about the differences between ‘citizen wardens’ and ‘hermit wardens’ and why a ‘citizen warden’ is more effective to a rural community than a ‘hermit’.
Inmates in Cleveland County, OK will now be more recognized due to their new uniform color changes from basic orange to hot pink shirts and yellow and white pants.
And, finally, in the news of the weird…
Here are 13 of the most ironic mugshot T-shirts worn by criminals. My favorite? The “Go To Jail” shirt made famous by the board game Monopoly.