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...that are already crammed well past their planned capacity. Tensions rise as up to five inmates crowd into one-man cubicles. Gang rule prevails, as the toughest convicts abuse and torment the meek or nonviolent, and guards on undermanned correction staffs fear to intervene. When an inmate is finally freed, he is equipped for only one thing: to survive in the ways of the walled jungle. More often than not, he returns to a life of crime...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Prison Nightmare | 6/8/1981 | See Source »

...Once freed from the burden of regulations, the more prosperous thrift institutions are likely to emerge as full-service family financial centers, offering everything from money-market funds to credit cards. The best-run savings and loan associations are financially very sound and will prosper in the new, freer money market. Says Richard H. Deihl, president of Home Savings & Loan in Los Angeles, the largest in the U.S.: "There will always be room for a variety of financial institutions. Some will make loans to industrialize the forests of Brazil; others will lend money to people to buy houses...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Savings Revolution | 6/8/1981 | See Source »

...flowers of fireweed, a low-growing bush that is traditionally one of the first plants to colonize disturbed areas, have begun to add a touch of color to slopes and clear areas, still covered with ash and mud. Lupines are beginning to grow along erosion channels. Tiny fir trees, freed from competition with their fallen parents, are expected to take advantage of the extra sunlight and make a quick comeback. Scientists say that nutrients from the volcanic ash-such as phosphorus and potassium-could actually enhance their growth. As if to prove the point, some farm areas that were dusted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Slowly, the Wounds Begin to Heal | 5/18/1981 | See Source »

...potential exists for such a ban because The Crimson has no policy stating the guidelines for the acceptance of an ad. Most other ads are probably safe, though, because, as the majority notes, The Crimson needs money to stay in business. The opinion implies, however, that if it were freed from financial constraints, the majority would reject many other...

Author: By Andrew C. Karp, | Title: Run the Screw Ad | 5/13/1981 | See Source »

...underground services fostered a truly indigenous form of religion that has finally freed Chinese Christianity from the control of foreign missionaries and thus strengthened its appeal to xenophobic Chinese. Bishop Ding has recently extended official recognition to all rural house churches and hopes gradually to unify them under his organization. Local house leaders, though, are understandably wary of joining any agency under close Communist supervision...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Let a Hundred Churches Bloom | 5/4/1981 | See Source »

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