July 6, 2023 - US Pew Research (US) - Janell Fetterolf How Americans’ views of the U.S. compare with international views of the U.S. - People around the world see both strengths and flaws in the United States, but they generally view … [Read more...]
What now…
November 7, 2020 by
Nov 7, 2020 (Ed note: here are a medley of articles about what is next in politics in the US. The populist undertow is likely not ending but growing and will look for new breathe.) American Civil Liberties Union - Taylor Pendergrass Criminal … [Read more...]
Adult penalties?
April 11, 2013 by
April 11, 2013 Ottawa Citizen – Andrew Seymour Crown wants teen pimps sentenced as adults if convicted Three teenagers, 15 and 16 year olds, are charged in pimping and using threats of violence and violence to compel other underage girls to … [Read more...]
Collision!
February 21, 2013 by
February 21, 2012 The Texas Tribune - Brandi Grissom Andre Thomas: Mental Health, Criminal Justice Collide The first of a six part series investigating the collision between mental health and criminal justice, this article about pursuing the … [Read more...]
Expensive pardons
February 4, 2013 by
February 4, 2013 Toronto Star Editorial Opinion: Michael Ashby Ottawa’s anti-crime agenda hurts Canadians looking for a new start Michael Ashby, director of the National Pardon Center, voices in total frustration a query about how … [Read more...]
Caught in the cracks
February 3, 2013 by
February 3, 2013 Victoria Times Colonist (BC) – Jack Knox No justice for mentally ill caught in the cracks Knox reports on the mental health implications for two murder trials now taking place. Forensic psychiatrist Dr. Shabehram Lohrasbe thinks … [Read more...]
Solitary
February 2, 2013 by
February 1, 2013 Solitary Watch – Bloggers Jean Casella and James Ridgeway State Bar Association Calls on New York to “Profoundly Restrict” Its Use of Solitary Confinement Written by the New York State Bar Association Civil Rights Committee, the … [Read more...]
Yoga in jail?
January 27, 2013 by
January 27, 2013 The Good Men Project – Cameron Conaway Yoga should be included in the prison reform discussion Compared to weight lifting, yoga provides the same physical release but in a more contemplative way. Conaway thinks that yoga can … [Read more...]