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  "id": "2000-november-the-following-stories-also-address-jails-and-prison-problems",
  "slug": "2000-november-the-following-stories-also-address-jails-and-prison-problems",
  "url": "https://dwillis.github.io/uplink/article/2000-november-the-following-stories-also-address-jails-and-prison-problems.html",
  "year": 2000,
  "month": "November",
  "monthNum": 11,
  "headline": "The following stories also address jails and prison problems",
  "kicker": "",
  "author_name": "",
  "author_title": "",
  "affiliation": "",
  "summary": "The article highlights multiple journalism investigations into prison and jail system problems, including issues with overcrowding, recidivism, and the private prison industry's accountability.",
  "keywords": [
    "prisons",
    "overcrowding",
    "accountability"
  ],
  "topics": [
    "Crime & Justice"
  ],
  "technologies": [
    "World Wide Web"
  ],
  "full_text": "The following stories also address jails and prison problems:\n\nThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution and WSB-TV joint project will soon be available in the IRE Resource Center. Search the story database at www.ire.org/resourcecenter\n\nStory #16665. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette finds that many criminals convicted of felonies are receiving second, third and fourth chances because of crowded prisons and overworked courts.\n\nStory #16545. Mother Jones takes a look at a private prison in Youngstown, Ohio, run by Corrections Corporation of America.\n\nStory #15666. This National Journal story takes a look at the private prison industry, including questions on inmate complaints and accountability.\n\nCheck out IRE's Web site at www.ire.org/resourcecenterl for more information.",
  "provenance": {
    "extracted_by": "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6",
    "extracted_at": "2026-07-05",
    "verified": true
  },
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