The Criminalization Of Mental Illness (VIDEO)
In a new report, Al Jazeera English takes a look at just why people with mental health problems make up half the population of U.S. jails and prisons....
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Black Children and Adults Face Family Barriers
Philip N. Cohen | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics
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A measure of the society's meritocracy is the extent to which advantage and disadvantage are passed from parents to children.
My Jury Service to America
Paul Butler | Posted 08.01.2009 | Politics
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If I get put on a jury in a non-violent drug case, I'll vote "not guilty," based on my principles -- even if I think the defendant actually did it.
"The Jim Crow Laws of the 21st Century": Will New York Change?
Odile Weissenborn | Posted 04.26.2009 | Politics
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In New York, the 36-year-old Rockefeller Drug Laws may be massively overhauled.
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