When inmates create art, should they profit?
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The case of a painter on death row walks a thin line between 'murderabilia' and prisoners' rights.
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CHICAGO -- Interested inmates at Newton Correctional Facility in Iowa receive teaching material that declares: "Criminal behavior is a manifestation of an alienation between the self and God. Acceptance of God and Biblical principles results in cure through the power of the Holy Spirit....
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It seems prosecutors can't catch a break in convicting Hollywood stars who are tried for serious crimes, but legal experts said on Wednesday that money plays a bigger role than fame in securing their freedom.
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New generation of violent inmates blamed for growth of gang culture in prisons
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By TOM BREEN  CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Prison guards in West Virginia have gained some unexpected allies in their push for higher pay: inmates, including a self-proclaimed poet serving a life sentence for murder.
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"I want to kill them all," he says. "I want to crush them, because these incumbents are selling stuff that doesn't work, and that annoys me. They're engaged in profiteering. There's nothing wrong with making money, but not when you're selling things that don't work right."
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Breaking these rules will have you raking in profits, not prison time.
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Being naturally creative, artists often excel at more than just making art. In some cases they so excel that they double up or even switch professions.
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These funds are going for a song, but are they worth the price?
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It was far from Folsom Prison and certainly no "Jailhouse Rock," but folk singer Silvio Rodriguez and other musicians played a penitentiary in Cuba on Monday through a government program to bring art to inmates.
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Art is an exceedingly dumb thing to steal. But then, the art thief, in general, is not the brightest paint in the box.
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A growing number of artists have starting selling one-a-day creations online.
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A growing number of programs use taxpayer funds to pay for evangelism aimed at prisoners, recovering addicts, job seekers and teenagers.
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California could be saving millions on prisons. Don't worry. We're not talking about releasing carjackers early.
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For Scott Peterson, ultimately there may be little difference between a death sentence and life in prison. In California, the chances are greater that a condemned inmate will die in prison than be executed by lethal injection.
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Two graffiti artists jailed for spray-painting trains have their sentences cut to conditional discharges.
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Comment is free: Mark Lawson: Cultural prizes are under attack, but they serve a valuable role in bringing art to a wider market.