Jails

Cash-Strapped States Revise Laws To Set Inmates Free

Los Angeles Times | Nicholas Riccardi | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics


After decades of pursuing lock-'em-up policies, states are scrambling to reduce their prison populations in the face of tight budgets, making fundamen...

Putting Kids In Jail For Profit

Dave Johnson | Posted 03.16.2009 | Politics


Dave Johnson

In Pennsylvania they caught two judges jailing kids for profit. I think it would be a good idea to look into all situations of people of all ages being sentenced to any privately-run facility.

Criminal Justice: One Of The Enormous Non-Issues Of Presidential Politics

James Freedman | Posted 07.31.2008 | Home


James Freedman

A candidate like Obama -- who says "thoughtful things" and actually speaks in "paragraphs" as opposed to soundbites -- might be willing to address the topic. But don't hold your breath.