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1 in 100 is a biweekly blog featuring entries on current prison issues in the United States. Past posts have included women in prison, overcrowding, the death penalty, and more. 1 in 100 also features resources for people interested in learning more about prisons. You can find lists of prisoner publications, links to activist groups, and other resources for information about prisons.

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1 in 100 A biweekly blog dedicated to ending the prison problem in America

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1 in 100 · 1Y ago

1 in 100 retiring– for now

Hello all, Sad news: effective immediately, 1 in 100 will no longer be posting updates. Work and life experiences have gotten in the way of posting in the last couple of years, but hopefully the blog will resume someday. Thanks to everyone for reading. In the meantime, check out the Prison Abolition...

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1 in 100 · 1Y ago

An evening with Sister Helen Prejean

On Thursday, September 16, the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge, MA teamed up with Massachusetts Citizens Against the Death Penalty to host a showing of Dead Man Walking and a Q & A session with Sister Helen Prejean, a lifelong advocate against the death penalty. A little background information abou...

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1 in 100 · 2Y ago

When Prisoners Give Back

Apologies for delaying the first post of 2010 until April– 1 in 100 got sucked into some time-consuming work commitments. Happy to be back and (hopefully) regularly blogging about prisons again. The first year of 1 in 100 delved into some of the many problems plaguing the prison system in the ...

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1 in 100 · 2Y ago

Prison News Round-up ’09

As the end of 2009 approaches, 1 in 100 is taking a look back at some noteworthy stories about prison from the past year that may not have crossed your radar. space Several hundred women prisoners filed suit against the state of Michigan for failing to stop repeated sexual assaults against them by m...

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1 in 100 · 2Y ago

The Innocents

In July, photographer Taryn Simon gave a TED talk about her project The Innocents, a touring exhibit and book of portraits focusing on people wrongly convicted of crimes, mostly through photographic misidentification. Simon’s talk is spectacular; her insight into the use of photographs in cri...

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1 in 100 · 2Y ago

Recession = reform (for now)

Turns out the recession may be the best thing to happen to America’s prisons in quite a while. As California struggles to devise a plan to release 40,000 inmates from its prisons as mandated by a federal court, other states are voluntarily looking to release prisoners early and exploring alter...

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1 in 100 · 2Y ago

California’s broke(n) prisons

As individuals across the U.S. endure furloughs, plummeting 401(k) plans, and job losses, state governments are struggling through their own fiscal battles—particularly California. The Golden State has officially become The Bankrupt State, juggling a $26 billion deficit and millions in cuts to much-...

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1 in 100 · 2Y ago

Healthcare for prisoners– a human rights issue (part 1)

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s recent decision to renege on a plan to build two prison hospitals for California inmates has met with intense national criticism and highlighted the dire healthcare situation for prisoners in the United States. This is hardly the first time that the state of Californ...

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1 in 100 · 2Y ago

DNA testing for prisoners

This week the Supreme Court ruled that prisoners do not have a constitutional right to obtain DNA testing that might prove their innocence if they have already been convicted. In a 5-4 decision, the court majority ruled that allowing prisoners the right to postconviction testing would undermine the ...

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1 in 100 · 2Y ago

Communicating from prison

If one thing can be said about prisons, it’s that they perform their main function very well–it is extremely difficult for prisoners to contact the outside world. There are numerous restrictions on both the communication that can reach prisoners and what they’re allowed to send out...

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