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So Apparently Prisons in the U.S. Consider Java Coding Books More Dangerous Than Mein Kampf
Incarcerated people in Ohio have an easier time getting their hands on the book that founded Nazism than computer coding literature due to a series of bizarre, unequally enforced policies restricting access to certain reading materials. Nonprofits and authors speaking with The Marshall Project say the state’s confusing and overly broad screening process leads to…
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Job Ad for Bureau of Prisons Touts Amazing Number of Mental Illnesses in U.S. Prison System
The U.S. Bureau of Prisons purchased a number of Facebook ads recently in an attempt to hire new people in a variety of roles throughout the country. But one ad in particular is catching attention on social media for how bleak it all seems. The Bureau of Prisons seems to be using the number of…
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Martin Shkreli Asks For Three Month Prison Furlough, Supposedly To Help Fight Coronavirus
Martin Shkreli, the hedge fund and pharmaceutical executive best known for acquiring the rights to and jacking up the price of HIV drug Daraprim before scoring seven years in a cell for securities fraud, is trying to get out of prison by claiming he might be of use in the fight against the novel coronavirus.
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These US Prisons Are Banning Books That Teach Inmates How To Code
The Oregon Department of Corrections [DOC] has barred inmates from reading dozens of books about technology and programming — many of which teach basic skills for many entry-level jobs.