The population of our prisons have increased since the war on drugs was started. It is obviously not working. there are programs that have proven to be successful but are not being utilized. congress just approved a huge amount of funds to build more BOP facilities. Most if not all of these facilities are managed [...]
I always see maximum security inmates wearing their prison pants and white tee shirts if they’re not wearing the uniform top. Does the state issue the white tee shirts to all of its inmates? If not, how do they all get them? They are allowed to receive quarterly packages from their families. In those packages [...]
Does an inmate incarcerated at a federal prison have to file federal tax return for every year they are locked up? Do they have to file state returns even if the state they are presently in isn’t their home state? Can a relative claim him as a dependent for every year they are in prison? [...]
Incarceration means being locked up. The difference is that in one case you are sent to prison and in the other case you remain at liberty, probably with severe restrictions on where you can go and who you can be with.
