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  2. Social groups in male and female prisons in the United States

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    Social groups in male and female prisons in the United States differ in the social structures and cultural norms observed in men's and women's prison populations. While there are many underlying similarities between the two sets of populations, sociologists have historically noted different formal and informal social structures within inmate populations.

  3. Paid prison labour - Wikipedia

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    Paid prison labour is the participation of convicted prisoners in either voluntary or mandatory paid work programs.. While in prison, inmates are expected to work in areas such as industry, institutional maintenance, service tasks and agriculture. [1]

  4. Texas Workforce Commission - Wikipedia

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    The Texas Commission on Human Rights Act (TCHRA) is codified in chapter 21 of the Texas Labor Code although it is commonly still referred to as the TCHRA. The TCHRA/chapter 21 of the Texas Labor Code empowers the TWC similar to the federal Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC) with analogous responsibilities at the state level.

  5. Prisoners of Profit - The Huffington Post

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    The company also hired James C. Poland, who had worked in the Texas prison system, where Esmor was angling for new contracts. All of these recruits positioned the company for winnings. In 1994, Slattery and his partners cashed in with an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange valued at $5.2 million.

  6. Ruiz v. Estelle - Wikipedia

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    Ruiz v. Estelle, 503 F. Supp. 1265 (S.D. Tex. 1980), filed in United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, eventually became the most far-reaching lawsuit on the conditions of prison incarceration in American history.

  7. Kern prison inmates indicted in $1.4 million unemployment ...

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    Jul. 21—A grand jury indictment unsealed Wednesday charged two Kern County prison inmates and a Los Angeles woman with a scheme to submit more than $1.4 million in fraudulent unemployment ...

  8. James V. Allred Unit - Wikipedia

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    The James V. Allred Unit [1] is a prison for males located on Farm to Market Road 369 in Wichita Falls, Texas, United States, [2] 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of downtown Wichita Falls. [3] [4] The prison is near Iowa Park. [5] The prison, with about 320 acres (130 ha) of land, is a part of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Region V. [3]

  9. Alfred D. Hughes Unit - Wikipedia

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    Alfred D. Hughes Unit is a prison for men of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice located in Gatesville, Texas. The prison is named after Al Hughes who served as a chairperson on the Texas Board of Corrections from 1985 to 1989. The 390 acres (160 ha) facility is located along Farm to Market Road 929, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Texas Loop ...