The minister can't pretend he doesn't know how sick this prison is making these young children.
In fact, by disproportionately affecting people of color and creating a society where 2.7 million children have an incarcerated parent, there's evidence to suggest sending more people to prison is making crime worse in the long run.
The application to commit Mr King to prison was made by David Quest QC, appearing for Sports Direct and Mr Ashley, the owner of Newcastle United.
The violence came on the same day that a federal indictment of two former guards for attacks on inmates at the prison was made public in San Francisco.
The South African president's former residence, built in his ancestral village prior to his release from prison, was made out of bounds to Mandla after the arrival of Mandela's eldest daughter Makaziwe on Thursday, according to reports.
Serious allegations of abuse and bullying at a G4S-run youth prison were made more than a decade before the current controversy surrounding the secure training centre which is now to be sold off, the Guardian can reveal.
In its brief appealing a lower court's ruling that President Bush lacked authority to order the military detention of an American citizen, Jose Padilla, the administration argues that the decision to transfer Mr. Padilla from the civilian courts to a military prison was made under the president's inherent authority as commander in chief.
The first unsuccessful attempt to escape the prison was made on April 27, 1936 by Joseph Bowers, who was assigned the duty of burning trash at the incinerator.
The first escape attempt to shatter Alcatraz's reputation as an "escape-proof" prison was made on December 16, 1937 by Theodore Cole and Ralph Roe.
Fortunately for Casey, life in prison was made more bearable by the ready availability of alcohol and drugs, as well as the fact he could study.
