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Prison reform

Inmates serving a jail sentence relax at Maricopa County's Tent City jail in Phoenix

Australia and the UK have a higher proportion of inmates in private prisons than the US

Justice

The US may be a pioneer in prison privatization, but its share of prisoners in private custodial facilities is way below Australia’s and the UK’s.

Pussy Riot's Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Aliokhina speak with two supporters at the Vinzavod Center for Contemporary Art in Moscow. Many wanted to speak with them about prison conditions in Russia.

What’s next for Pussy Riot? Prison reform and global celebrity

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What President-elect Obama needs to know about U.S. prisons

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