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Bail Reform Has Not Unleashed Violent Crime Nov. 22, 2020
The book of Ecclesiastes advises that the Almighty sends rain to fall on both the just and the unjus... Read More
Trump's Vague Commitment to Criminal Justice Reform: The President's Daughter Says 'We're Just Getting Started,' but His Campaign Has Not Offered Any Details Sep. 02, 2020
Alice Johnson's appearance at the Republican National Convention last week was a rebuke to Democrati... Read More
I Don't Want Our Father To Return in December Aug. 14, 2020
DR. WALLACE: My daddy was a very bad guy for most of his life. My mom, my younger sister and I were ... Read More
Time Well Spent in London's Clink Prison May. 10, 2020
By Sharon Whitley Larsen "What did you do in London?" several friends inquired about my trip there. ... Read More
Prisoners Need COVID-19 Protection, Too Apr. 18, 2020
These days, we are all worried about those most susceptible to the ravages of the COVID-19 virus ... Read More
'Boring' Home Confinement Can Lead to Trouble Apr. 04, 2020
I got a letter recently that made me wonder what Americans are doing to pass the time during the cur... Read More
Classic Ann Landers Jan. 19, 2020
Editor's Note: Hundreds of Ann Landers' loyal readers have requested that newspapers continue to pub... Read More
Licensed to Fail Jan. 15, 2020
People who want to work should be allowed to work. That includes people who once went to jail. With... Read More
The 'Prison Groupie' Syndrome Nov. 16, 2019
Here's a word from the field of crime I'm betting you've never heard before: hybristophilia. It's pr... Read More
Harris Shuns Like-Minded Crowd Because of Trump Nov. 03, 2019
WASHINGTON — Maybe because she's from San Francisco, Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris believes sh... Read More
If You Share Your DNA, Should You Expect Privacy? Oct. 19, 2019
Imagine a day when hardly anyone is able to get away with murder. Think about that. If there were a ... Read More
Look to Norway for True Prison Reforms Oct. 16, 2019
There are better ways to punish those who break society's laws. There are better ways to correct tho... Read More
A License for Outrageous Police Conduct: Qualified Immunity Protects Cops From Liability for Actions That Would Land Ordinary People in Jail Sep. 25, 2019
When a police officer illegally arrests a photographer for taking pictures, can the officer be sued ... Read More
The Staggering Costs of Imprisonment in the US May. 25, 2019
Guess how much our nation's system of mass incarceration costs each year? I'm talking about the taxp... Read More
Transparency Bill Helps Public and the Cops Mar. 11, 2019
Transparency in government provides a major distinction between a free society and one in which auth... Read More
Short Takes on Charity, Kindness, Meanness and the Weirdness of R. Kelly Mar. 11, 2019
Keeping Josiah on the Move The thief who made off with a 3-year-old's prosthetic leg deserves all th... Read More
Missouri Could Soon Shut Down Its System of De Facto Debtors' Prisons Mar. 08, 2019
The Missouri House this week gave near-unanimous approval to a measure that would stop local court s... Read More
Protecting Juvenile Offenders' Right to Legal Representation Mar. 07, 2019
An all too common tragedy occurs in juvenile justice when young people accused of crimes are pressur... Read More
Relief for Victims of Pot Prohibition: Cory Booker's Marijuana Justice Act Highlights Moral Imperative of Automatic Expungement Mar. 06, 2019
Cory Booker's Marijuana Justice Act, which he reintroduced last week, would rehabilitate the much-ma... Read More
