Feb 23rd, 2005 · A generation ago, prisoners just made license plates. Now they've entered the service sector, answering phones at customer call centers run out federal prisons -- an expansion that's angered private businesses.
Feb 23rd, 2005 · Thousands of prisoners are hard at work on manufacturing lines, making everything from shoes to furniture -- and earning millions in profits for federal prisons. But many lawmakers and private manufacturers want to put a stop to these behind-bars industries, which they say are stealing jobs from American workers.
Feb 20th, 2005 · On Friday, Boeing's former chief financial officer Michael Sears was sentenced to four months in prison for negotiating a job offer with an Air Force contracting officer. Host Jennifer Ludden gets an update on the corruption scandal from NPR's Peter Overby.
Feb 16th, 2005 · A federal appeals court rules against two reporters who could serve prison time for refusing to name a source who revealed the identity of an undercover CIA agent.
Feb 7th, 2005 · As half of the comedy duo Cheech and Chong, Tommy Chong made a career out of making jokes about being stoned. Along with Cheech Marin, Chong recorded six gold comedy albums and starred in seven films. He currently has a recurring role on FOX TV's That '70s Show. He recently spent nine months in prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to sell drug paraphernalia.
Jan 25th, 2005 · A new book compiles U.S. memos and reports on the interrogation and treatment of detainees in Afghanistan, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison. The Torture Papers: The Road to Abu Ghraib was edited by Karen J. Greenberg and Joshua L. Dratel.
Jan 18th, 2005 · In the new film, The Woodsman, Kevin Bacon plays a sex offender just released from prison. Bacon was first recognized in the 1982 film Diner, and went on to roles in Mystic River, A Few Good Men, Flatliners, and Footloose. He's made over 50 films and inspired the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon game, in which players try to link another actor with Bacon in as few steps as possible. He is married to the actress Kyra Sedgwick, who also co-stars in The Woodsman.
Jan 14th, 2005 · Graceland....Disney World....Sing Sing? That famous New York State prison may not sound like a top tourist draw. But local officials are hoping to cash in by building a big museum at the state prison. Fred Mogul reports.