Yoga Is The New Rec Yard
Oct 30th, 2008 · Juvenile detention centers around the country are offering yoga as a form of rehabilitation for inmates. Youth Radio's Ankitha Bharadwaj reports that yoga is the new recreation yard.
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Why Did Angola's Key Witness Go To The 'Dog Pen'? *
Oct 29th, 2008 · The conviction of two Louisiana inmates for a correctional officer's death rests largely on the testimony of a single witness. For years people have been saying he never got any favors from the prison. But questions are being raised lately as to how he ended up in the best inmate housing, caring for bloodhounds rather than working in the fields.
Georgia Inmate's Execution Postponed For Third Time
Oct 28th, 2008 · Troy Davis, a Georgia death row inmate, was scheduled to be put to death yesterday, but received a stay of execution issued by a federal appeals court. It is the third time Davis' execution has been postponed. Virginia Sloan is head of the The Constitution Project. Sloan discusses the high profile case and how it's stirring scrutiny of the judicial system in the U.S.
Doubts Arise About 1972 Angola Prison Murder
Oct 27th, 2008 · In 1972, a popular young correctional officer was stabbed to death at Angola prison. Two inmates were quickly convicted of the crime and placed in solitary confinement for nearly four decades. Now, all these years later, the murder seems even more elusive than it did then, and there are questions about their guilt.
Supreme Court Rejects Death Row Inmate's Appeal
Oct 21st, 2008 · Troy Davis, who was convicted of murdering a police officer in 1989, has been on death row for 17 years. Davis has always denied his guilt — and seven of nine prosecution witnesses have since recanted their testimony. The Supreme Court's denial to hear Davis' appeal clears the way for his execution.
Ga. Inmate's Death Sentence Questions Justice
Oct 15th, 2008 · Troy Davis, a 39-year-old African-American on death row in a Georgia prison for killing a police officer lost his final appeal yesterday after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the matter.
Last-Minute Reprieve For Georgia Inmate *
Sep 24th, 2008 · The U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay of execution Tuesday for Troy Davis. The Georgia inmate was scheduled to be executed for the 1989 slaying of an off-duty police officer. Linda Wertheimer reports.
Execution Nears For Georgia Inmate ****
Sep 22nd, 2008 · Though seven witnesses have recanted their testimony and thousands of people — including the pope and former President Jimmy Carter — have protested, the execution of convicted murderer Troy Anthony Davis is moving forward.
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