Life in Prison

These 10 US States Are Locking Up More People Than The Rest Of The Country

Originally published on July 29, 2020 Did you know that the United States of America has the highest incarceration rate in the world? As we speak, around 2.2 million of the country’s citizens sit behind bars. For every 100,000 residents in the U.S., 655 are sent to prison. This number represents the highest one among large industrialized

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What Is The Punishment for Smuggling Contraband in US Prisons?

Originally Published March 03, 2020 Prison contrabands are illegal items that the law prohibits prisoners from having while detained in prison. From weapons to some types of food, anything that inmates could trade or use to escape may be something that prison staff would deem as contraband. Smuggling contraband inside the prison are very common,

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