For convicts who couldn't swim, water was a fortress.
These days the town may be a happier place for convicts.
The Special Court for Sierra Leone is considering that for convicts serving lengthy sentences in Rwanda.
Advocates for prisoners argue that fear of recidivism is unreasonable, especially for convicts close to death.
In all likelihood, it would pay for convicts to be housed in Italian prison.
Several states and cities are now investing in classes for convicts.
Porridge used to be a punishing meal, eg for convicts and Oliver Twist.
Note, Effective Guaranty of a Speedy Trial for Convicts in Other Jurisdictions, 77 YaleL.J. 767, 769 (1968).
Dollops of state largesse, including tax breaks, bigger food subsidies and amnesties for convicts, have so far blunted their impact.
FOUNDED by the British 209 years ago as a dumping ground for convicts, Sydney is Australia's oldest and largest city.
But in these days of limited sympathy for convicts, the economic argument against the practice appears the most compelling.
