Yesterday, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced they they were...
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Buried Alive: Is Solitary Confinement Torture?
In next week’s New Yorker, Dr. Atul Gawande, Harvard professor and surgeon at the...
Dear Arnold & Jerry: Forget the Appeal, Make a Deal
Yesterday, both the NY Times and the Sacramento Bee had editorials that turned a harsh light on...
Judges to California: Cure Your Lock-Up Fever. NOW!
Monday a panel of three judges did what U.S. Judge Thelton Henderson has been threatening to do...
17 States Revise Sentencing Policy While California Does…..Nada
The Sentencing Project released an intriguing new report yesterday that highlights the great new...
Dear Mr. President, About that Prison Industrial Complex Thingy…
Everyone is busy setting goals and agendas for Barack Obama. (And there will likely be some coming...