Citing U.S. Prison Conditions, British Appeals Court Refuses to Extradite Accused Hacker Lauri Love to the U.S.
The closest ally of the U.S. recognizes that the American prison system is crude and oppressive for inmates with mental health issues.
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End the Death Penalty or Speed It Up – California Faces Opposing Ballot Initiatives
Victims’ relatives take opposing sides in California’s election fight over the death penalty.
Hillary Clinton Still Haunted by Discredited Rhetoric on "Superpredators"
Hillary Clinton is relying on support from black voters in South Carolina, but at a fundraiser in Charleston, she found herself confronted by a young black activist demanding an apology.
Solitary In California Jails Still Hellish Despite State Reforms
Solitary confinement in California’s state prisons was drastically reduced, but the practice continues in county jails — and they’re not prepared for it.
Do Adults Have a Privacy Right to Use Drugs? Brazil’s Supreme Court Decides
“The idea is that drug usage, if there is a harm, is only self-injury, only harms the individual and thus cannot be the object of state punishment.”
What Explains the Power of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's Middle Finger?
In the U.S., it isn’t enough that dangerous criminals be imprisoned; they must also to be anguished. The guilty party must prostrate himself before all of us.
A Wrongful Conviction Robbed William Lopez of His Freedom, and Then His Life
William Lopez was released after 23 years of wrongful imprisonment. Then a different nightmare began.