The prison industry descended on the City of Brotherly Love in August for the American Correctional Association's 131st annual Congress of Corrections. The gathering at the Pennsylvania Convention Center featured an industry trade show with more than 600 booths--representing all facets of prisons, from wardens and [RETURN TO ARTICLE]
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