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  2. 135 Interesting Facts for Kids and Adults to Blow Your Mind - AOL

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    Interesting Facts for Adults. 11. If you cut down a cactus in Arizona, it can result in a class 4 felony and up to 25 years in prison. ... Interesting Facts for Kids. 66. Scotland's national ...

  3. Incarceration in the United States - Wikipedia

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    According to the National Center for Transgender Equality, 16 percent of transgender adults have been in prison and/or jail, compared to 2.7 percent of all adults. [80] It has also been found that 13–15 percent of youth in detention identify as LGBT, whereas an estimated 4–8 percent of the general youth population identify as such. [81]

  4. Women's Prison Book Project - Wikipedia

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    Women's Prison Book Project was founded in 1994 in Minneapolis, [7] and incorporated as a nonprofit in Minnesota in 2000. [8] The organization was initially located in the basement of a volunteer. Since then, it has been located at several places in Minneapolis, including Arise Bookstore, [ 9 ] Boneshaker Books, [ 10 ] [ 11 ] SOCO Commons, and ...

  5. The Rise of the Penitentiary - Wikipedia

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    This book explores the ideas used to justify imprisoning people as punishment in the early United States. Hirsch, the author, uses Massachusetts as the template. He traces how ideas about prisons transition from being discussed in theory to becoming physical buildings and implemented systems.

  6. Test your knowledge with these 100 fascinating facts - AOL

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    The average cloud weighs over one million pounds. Wearing a necktie could reduce blood flow to your brain by up to 7.5 percent. Animals can also be allergic to humans.

  7. Behind the Walls: A Guide for Families and Friends of Texas ...

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    The book begins with "A Short History of Texas Prisons," documenting the history of the TDCJ and its predecessor agencies, then has the guide on prison life and operations. [2] According to Lisa E. Brooks of The Urban Institute, the author describes the TDCJ in "laudably evenhanded" ways, and criticizes both inmates and TDCJ employees. [2]

  8. Student leaders reveal prison ‘nightmare’ after Gen Z ...

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    Student leaders reveal prison ‘nightmare’ after Gen Z revolution sets them free Rebecca Wright, Anna Coren, Salman Saeed and Mark Phillips, CNN September 3, 2024 at 7:32 PM

  9. Prison education - Wikipedia

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    A prison literacy class for African Americans in New Orleans, 1937. In the United States, prisoners were given religious instruction by chaplains in the early 19th century, and secular prison education programmes were first developed in order to help inmates to read Bibles and other religious texts.