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  2. Prison uniform - Wikipedia

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    Striped prison uniform, contemporary design as used in the United States and other countries Inmates outfitted in common present-day prison uniforms (gray-white), US. A prison uniform is a set of standardized clothing worn by prisoners. It usually includes visually distinct clothes worn to indicate the wearer is a prisoner, in clear distinction ...

  3. History of United States prison systems - Wikipedia

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    Phrenology also became a popular "science" among prison officials; at the height of the study's popularity, the influential Reconstruction Era matron of Sing Sing Prison, Elizabeth W. Farnham, was one of its adherents, and officials at Eastern State Penitentiary maintained phrenological data on all inmates during the post-war years.

  4. Boilersuit - Wikipedia

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    A prison coverall. Coveralls are also sometimes used as prison uniforms in the U.S and other countries. A police coverall. Police tactical units often use boilersuits as a uniform, for instance the French police unit Compagnies Républicaines de Sécurité, and the Austrian units EKO Cobra and WEGA.

  5. Mississippi Department of Corrections - Wikipedia

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    The Board's use of the new risk assessment instrument resulted in their having a higher rate of parole approval. The parole revocation rate has not changed, and in the first year, only 5 of the people returned to prison for new crimes, a rate of 0.2% that was a fraction of the national rate of 10.5%. [9]

  6. The prison that helped build 'the city at the end of the world'

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    But Ushuaia's history as a city and a prison poses an uneasy question. ... cut off electricity during conflicts with local officials. ... Last year, the train had 259,000 passengers, up from ...

  7. Bob Barker Company - Wikipedia

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    Bob Barker Company, Inc. is an American company that sells supplies to prisons, jails, and other institutions.The company was founded in 1972, with headquarters in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, and a distribution and sales center in Ogden, Utah. [1]

  8. Prisoners of Profit - The Huffington Post

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    Former Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos, an avid supporter of prison privatization, received more than $15,000 from company executives during state and federal races. The company has given more in Florida over the past 15 years than the combined donations of Office Depot and Darden Restaurants, Inc., two of the state's largest Fortune ...

  9. American Correctional Association - Wikipedia

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    American Correctional Association logo. The American Correctional Association (ACA; called the National Prison Association before 1954) is a private, non-profit, non-governmental trade association and accrediting body for the corrections industry, the oldest and largest such association in the world.