Read more race in prison stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/24609/race-in-prison.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 24 May 2012 22:50:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/73156/white-guy-runs-maine-chapter-of-naacp.htmlKevin Spak<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=306659&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331212238' border='0' />The president of the NAACP doesn’t often go to Maine, the whitest state in the country. But recently Todd Jealous took the Washington Post to a state prison there, to meet his new favorite chapter—one comprised almost entirely of white convicts. It’s run by Billy Flynn, who’s doing 28-to-life...William Flynn appears in court, Jan. 25, 2008. Flynn is serving a 28 years-to-life prison term for killing his lover's husband as a teenager. He's also president of his Maine prison's NAACP chapter.http://www.newser.com/story/73156/white-guy-runs-maine-chapter-of-naacp.htmlTue, 03 Nov 2009 09:18:44 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/20306/1-in-100-americans-in-prison.htmlNick McMaster<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=78996&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401021136' border='0' />One American adult out of 100 is incarcerated, a new study shows—the first time in US history such a high proportion of the population is behind bars. The Pew Center on the States reports the nationwide prison population grew by 25,000 last year, to 1.6 million, with...For the first time in the nation's history, more than one in 100 American adults is behind bars, according to a new report by the Pew Center on the States.http://www.newser.com/story/20306/1-in-100-americans-in-prison.htmlThu, 28 Feb 2008 14:45:00 CST