Prison articles

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  'Captain America' and the other books given to prisoners at Guantanamo Bay

  By Matt Brian on April 29, 2013 05:00 am + 42 comments

  What happens within the walls of the Guantanamo Bay detention camp has largely remained a secret, Continue reading…

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  Inmates' dream prison cell could be a blueprint for low-cost housing

  By Aaron Souppouris on April 22, 2013 11:22 am + 22 comments

  Inmates at a high-security prison in Spoleto, Italy have created the "Freedom Room," a living space Continue reading…

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  Notorious UK cyber criminal allowed into prison IT class, predictably causes chaos

  By Chris Welch on March 4, 2013 04:32 pm + 62 comments

  Nicholas Webber's rap sheet should have instantly disqualified him from joining an IT class at HMP Continue reading…

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  Re-learning technology after 25 years in prison

  By Andrew Webster on January 12, 2013 10:02 am + 47 comments

  Technology moves at such a fast pace that it can be easy to fall behind — so imagine what it's Continue reading…

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  Head of BitTorrent piracy group jailed for 40 months, longest file-sharing sentence ever

  By Aaron Souppouris on December 1, 2012 08:42 am + 101 comments

  After pleading guilty to charges earlier this year, Gregory Cherwonik, a member of the BitTorrent Continue reading…

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  UK man receives one year sentence for hacking Facebook account

  By Andrew Webster on May 18, 2012 10:21 am + 19 comments

  A UK man has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for hacking a Facebook account. 21-year-old Continue reading…

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  World's first robot prison guard on trial in South Korea

  By Sam Byford on April 16, 2012 05:37 am + 20 comments

  We've seen robots used by the US Navy and UK health service, and the next public sector Continue reading…

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  Proposed EU law makes possession of hacking tools a criminal offense

  By Andrew Webster on April 4, 2012 12:35 pm + 22 comments

  European Union legislators have approved a draft law that would make cyber attacks on IT systems a Continue reading…

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  How a landline can get you out of jail

  By Andrew Webster on February 7, 2012 10:40 am + 37 comments

  Santa Monica resident Stephen Petrick was stuck in prison for five days because he couldn't remember Continue reading…

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  Researchers find federal prisons vulnerable to Stuxnet-like hacking

  By Joseph Parish on November 8, 2011 04:34 pm + 5 comments

  Industrial control systems like those targeted by Stuxnet are actually used in many places, Continue reading…