The Stanislaus County Jail in Modesto, Calif. The percentage of Americans behind bars hasroughly tripled in the last 40 years. Credit Rich Pedroncelli/Associated Press Few…
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August 29, 2014
After Sandy Hook, firearms remain big business in CT
By: MARK PAZNIOKAS | June 6, 2014View as “Clean Read” “We have the second strongest gun laws in the nation and the sixth lowest number…
August 29, 2014
America – The National Catholic Review
The evidence is piling up that too many Americans are wasting away in prison. The National Academy of Sciences, for example, recently concluded in a…
August 24, 2014
Punishment Beyond Incarceration – Life On The Oustide
Maurice has just completed a mandatory minimum sentence for a felony marijuana possession. He has been a model inmate. He earned his GED and successfully…
August 24, 2014
Inside Connecticut’s Prison What’s Going On
Shenaya, 16, couldn’t seem to follow prison rules. She was always angry, always getting into fights. As a result, she always ended up in administrative…