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Former inmates open their own gym: ‘This is our safe space’
Virginia lawmakers defeat ‘second look’ bill to allow inmates to ask court for reduced sentences
College behind bars: How a Md. university and maximum security prison work toward change
‘Facebook rapist’ fakes death and escapes prison: ‘Like a movie’
DC woman sentenced to 4 years in prison for attacking neighbor with hammer
Ohio prisons ramping up fight against flow of contraband
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Changing prisoner count could boost some Virginia cities’ political power
Donations pour in for Missouri man freed after 43 years
Justice Dept. bolsters monitoring of federal inmate accounts
DC inmates report limited access to coronavirus tests, medical care during pandemic
Virginia Democrats running for governor support restoring parole for inmates
Judge frees Maryland’s longest serving female prisoner
Lawsuit alleges unsanitary conditions, COVID-19 spread in Prince George’s jail
Lawmaker calls for radical change in DC’s criminal justice system
My Take: Prison suicide is a huge problem
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