prison
The essays in this book are a critical read for folks who might be fighting prison expansion or construction in their neighborhoods.
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In this valuable book, Vincent Schiraldi firmly establishes that the people currently on parole or probation – as well as the community at large – would be better off and safer if both systems were to disappear.
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This is a well-researched and accessible account of how and how often the system locks up the wrong people and keeps them locked up.
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Daniel S. Medwed demonstrates just how astronomical the odds are against anyone who tries to question a guilty verdict, no matter how suspect the conviction.
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In the annals of Russian repression, The New Greatness Case was a display of government overkill — until the events of this year redefined overkill.
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Indefinite argues that legitimate change in the way this country deals with people accused of breaking the law would have to begin with the recognition of their humanity.
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Book Review: “American Purgatory” — Prison as a Form of Social Control
“American Purgatory” is the sort of book reactionary politicians and organizations are trying to ban. It’s full of evidence that many of the attitudes and conditions prevalent in this country from its founding were racist, bigoted, even genocidal.
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