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Private Prison Companies Want You Locked Up — Justice Policy Institute Press Release Published: June 22, 2011 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 22, 2011Contacts:Zerline Hughes – 202.558.7974 x308 / zhughes@justicepolicy.orgJason Fenster – 202.558.7974 x306 / jfenster@justicepolicy.org Private Prison Companies Want You Locked UpNew report highlights political strategies of companies working to make money through harsh policies and longer sentences WASHINGTON, D.C. — Over the past 15 years, the number of people held in all prisons in the United States has increased by 49.6 percent, while private prison populations have increased by 353.7 percent, according to recent federal statistics. Gaming the System: How the Political Strategies of Private Prison Companies Promote Ineffective Incarceration Policies, examines how private prison companies are able to wield influence over legislators and criminal justice policy, ultimately resulting in harsher criminal justice policies and the incarceration of more people. To read Gaming the System CLICK HERE.
JavaScript Image Gallery Making an online gallery of pictures should be a quick process. The gap between snapping some pictures and publishing them on the web ought to be a short one. Here’s a quick and easy way of making a one-page gallery that uses JavaScript to load images and their captions on the fly. The mark-up#section1 Article Continues Below I’ve put together some photographs that I want to make into an online gallery. <ul><li><a href="images/bananas.jpg" title="A bunch of bananas on a table">some bananas</a></li><li><a href="images/condiments.jpg" title="Condiments in a Chinese restaurant">two bottles</a></li><li><a href="images/shells.jpg" title="Seashells on a table">some shells</a></li></ul> Right now, clicking on one of those links leads straight to the image. The JavaScript will dynamically update a placeholder image and description, creating a slideshow effect. I’m going to use a blank .gif for the placeholder image. The JavaScript function#section2 Now it’s time to write the JavaScript.