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US Government Looks to Trim Massive Penal Code
For the first time in two decades, a task force will look at reforms for the criminal justice system.
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Rios Montt and Arpaio: Where Impunity Reigns
What themes tie together the stories of Guatemala's former dictator Rios Montt and of Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County in Arizona?
Guilty Until Proven Innocent: How to Pre-Convict and Pre-Punish an American Muslim
Ten years after the invasion of Iraq, many innocent Muslim men are still in prison due to a biased and antiquated legislation aimed to protect America from
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Rabbits, Holes & Child Abduction
Throughout US history, we have wronged people, identified the problem and in time corrected it. Slavery and prison camps are joined by a modern epidemic: Wrongfully stripping children from …
Caging Human Rights: Guantánamo and Beyond
Truthout documents the human rights abuses of Guantanamo and beyond with analysis by Marjorie Cohn and reporting by Adam Hudson.
Abusing Prisoners Decreases Public Safety – An Interview With Educator, Author and Former Prisoner Shawn Griffith
A new book's thoughtful analysis and chilling reflections on what author Shawn Griffith experienced while incarcerated is a remarkable illustration of why the US public must listen to the …
Nebraska Keeps Death Penalty, Though Majority Seems to Back Repeal
In addition to Nebraska, 16 other states have already or are currently considering repeal bills this year.
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Steps Obama and the public should take to close Guantanamo: A Statement of the Justice Branch of the Green Shadow Cabinet
As the hunger strikers at Guantanamo Bay approach their 100th day of refusing to eat this Friday, May 17, we urge President Obama to take specific steps now to …
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On Mothers, Mothering and Mass Incarceration
In this Mother's Day tribute, law professor and advocate Sheila Bedi learns how 'having a child is like letting your heart walk around outside your body.'
New Law Gives Parents Behind Bars in Washington State a Way to Hold Onto Their Children
On May 8, 2013, Washington State governor Jay Inslee signed SHB1284, or the Children of Incarcerated Parents bill, into law.