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How Bogus Drug Scares Get Started

Bogus drug scares are a mainstay of mainstream media reporting and reactionary parenting. Gawker put together this roundup of the latest in ludicrous drug trends. Look back at how bogus substances have stirred panic for more than a century now.

Your Favorite Prison Artists and Performers on YouTube

[Courtesy of Prisons Foundation] 

There's a treat in store for you when you click the below YouTube links. One will take you to a video montage of our recent Kennedy Center show "From Prison to the Stage." The other features the best artwork at our Prison Art Gallery. Each beautiful and inspiring video, produced by ex-prisoner Kevin Horrocks, is less than two minutes and is accompanied by the music of ex-prisoner jazz guitarist Dennis Sobin.

Video of Kennedy Center ex-prisoner show produced by Prisons Foundation

Video of outstanding art at the Prison Art Gallery, Washington, DC