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August 17, 2010
(AOL News)
Why Obama Should Take on Prison Reform "The Obama administration has the perfect opportunity to move forward on prison reform," writes Craig Welkener of the Justice Fellowship on AOL News. "Economic pressures are making over-criminalization fiscally unfeasible, and research-driven solutions are available. Moral issues like prison rape are crystal clear. President Obama can credibly use the bully pulpit to point out what the American criminal justice system must learn: Compassion is not the enemy of public safety."
August 15, 2010
(Seattle Times)
America Behind Bars: The Time is Ripe for Prison Reform "The rest of the world is starting to notice the United States' incarceration follies," states sydnicated columnist Neal Peirce. "Case in point: 'Why America locks up so many people,' the recent cover story of the Economist magazine, showing the face of a forlorn Statue of Liberty behind bars. "The grim statistics noted: Some 2.3 million people, more than the population of 15 of our states, are now incarcerated -- one in 100 adults. That's quadruple our 1970 imprisonment rate. For hard-to-defend reasons, and at staggering fiscal cost, we incarcerate people at a rate five times Great Britain's, nine times Germany's, 12 times Japan's."
August 13, 2010
Disenfranchisement News Virginia: Governor on Right Track
July 27, 2010
Breaking News: House Approves National Criminal Justice Commission Act The House of Representatives today passed legislation that would establish a national commission to conduct a thorough evaluation of the nation's justice system and offer recommendations for reform in a range of areas, including sentencing policy, rates of incarceration, law enforcement, crime prevention, substance abuse, corrections and reentry.
July 8, 2010
Disenfranchisement News International: Kenyan prisoners to vote in August; Disenfranchisement Across Borders |
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