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Why Aren’t Big Bankers in Jail?
While there have been substantive inquiries into the wrongdoing of investment banks and auditors, those calling for jail time are often dismissed as irrational, driven by blood lust, anger, …
In America, Innocent Until Proven Guilty? Not For Most People Who Are Stuck in Jail
The most common reason people are in jail is because they can't afford the fee.
Big Spring
If you stop jailing people in The Land of The Free, a good chunk of America would wither up and die.
For-Profit Prisons: Eight Statistics That Show the Problems
As private prisons become the norm in the United States, it's time society takes a look at the institution and asks,
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The Graying of Our Incarceration Nation
America's broken criminal justice system has consigned millions of people to poverty and poor health as they age. It's time for the aging community to fight.
Former Prosecutor Gets Arrested to See the Other Side of US Criminal Justice System
Bobby Constantino, a former prosecutor from privileged background, lays bare the racism and inequities of the US American criminal justice system.
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Holiday Greeting: No Peace Without Justice
There can be no peace without justice. At least five areas of blatant injustice warrant the urgent attention of people of good will: poverty wages, immigrant detention, harsh sentencing, …
“If the Risk Is Low, Let Them Go”: Elderly Prison Population Skyrockets Despite Low Risk to Society
Even amidst a modest reduction in the US prison population, the number of aging men and women expected to die behind bars has skyrocketed in a system ill prepared …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Three Days After Christmas, 1.3 Million Americans Will Lose Their Unemployment Benefits, and More
Three days after Christmas, 1.3 million Americans will lose their unemployment benefits, and more.
Fifteen Things That We Relearned About the Prison Industrial Complex in 2013
The engine of the prison industrial complex unfortunately kept on chugging in 2013.