Monthly Archives: March 2009

Solitary Confinement Creates the Worst of Us

Posted on March 31, 2009 by

If we still believe in the United States that the purpose of prison is to rehabilitate both mind and body — should we ever be putting people in solitary confinement for years on end?  Should an entire prison term ever … Continue reading →

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California Gives Manson More Life

Posted on March 25, 2009 by

What’s wrong with California? Last week the state released an updated mug shot of Charles Manson for the world to ponder and pick on:

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Blocking the USNS Impeccable in the South China Sea

Posted on March 12, 2009 by

On Monday, China decided the USNS Impeccable was inappropriately “surveying” their people and China set about to set in place a blockade — an incarceration at sea — to prevent the United States from their alleged unlawful action. 

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Shame in One in Thirty-One

Posted on March 5, 2009 by

We hit a new low in the national shame of the United States this week. One in every 31 American citizens is doing time or is on parole.  The incarceration rate doubled in 25 years.

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