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Incarceration
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Sentencing Law and Policy
New study urging drug sentencing alternatives in New Jersey to save $$$
Main May 28, 2008New study urging drug sentencing alternatives in New Jersey to save $$$As detailed in this new AP story, "New Jersey could save millions by reforming sentencing laws…
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“Racial Inequity and Drug Arrests”
Main May 10, 2008"Racial Inequity and Drug Arrests"The title of this post is the title of this editorial in today's New York Times. Here are snippets:The United States prison system…
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Will the 2008 Prez candidates ever seriously discuss modern incarceration realities?
Main May 5, 2008Will the 2008 Prez candidates ever seriously discuss modern incarceration realities?I have largely given up my hope that the 2008 presidential campaign will even give sustained attention…
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Examining America’s affinity for incarceration
Main April 23, 2008Examining America's affinity for incarcerationAdam Liptak has this new piece in the New York Times, headlined "Inmate Count in U.S. Dwarfs Other Nations’." Here are excerpts:The United…
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Effective NYT editorial on Second Chance Act
Main April 12, 2008Effective NYT editorial on Second Chance ActToday's New York Times has this effective editorial discussing this week's big news of the Second Chance Act finally becoming law.…
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Pew publication on incarceration’s impact on crime
Main April 10, 2008Pew publication on incarceration's impact on crimeI just received this news of the latest publication from the Pew Public Safety Performance Project, titled “The Impact of Incarceration…
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NYT Magazinenotices web-based prison culture (and economics) version 2.0
Main April 6, 2008NYT Magazine notices web-based prison culture (and economics) version 2.0 Today's New York Times Magazine has this interesting piece, headlined "Soft Cell," that notices how a website…
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New JPI report on the impact of jails on local communities
Main April 1, 2008New JPI report on the impact of jails on local communitiesThe Justice Policy Institute released today this report, titled "Jailing Communities: The Impact of Jail Expansion and…
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James Wilson questions whether society gets as much from universities as it does from prisons
Main March 31, 2008James Wilson questions whether society gets as much from universities as it does from prisonsThanks to this great post at Grits, I saw this notable op-ed in…
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Is ignorance bliss as Campaign 2008 ignores crime and punishment issues?
Main March 26, 2008Is ignorance bliss as Campaign 2008 ignores crime and punishment issues?Writing here in The New Republic, Robert Gordon has a notable commentary entitled "Criminal Intent: The presidential…