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India, Katrina, and the Bailout: How Poor People Everywhere Are Being Neglected

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 01.03.2009 | Politics

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Allison Kilkenny

Before, during, and after a serious terrorist attack, poor people endure retched conditions. US prisoners and Indian slum residents both share 59 square feet of living space.

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The Failures of California's Proposition 5

Jerry Brown | Posted 12.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Propositions, Jerry Brown, California Prison System, 2008 Election, Proposition 5, Prop 5, Prison, Prisons, Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, California Prop 5, Politics News
Jerry Brown

Proposition 5 could have provided sensible, understandable and needed improvements to the criminal Justice System. Unfortunately, it did not. Not even close.

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The Battle Over CA Prop 5: Special Interests Overwhelming the Public Interest

Arianna Huffington | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: California Prison System, California, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Prison, California Propositions, Jerry Brown, California Prop 5, Proposition 5, Prisons, Prop 5, Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2008 Election, Politics News
Arianna Huffington

The drug war continues to be an electrified third rail in American politics. And political money continues to be a roadblock to real reform. Don't believe the hype. Vote Yes on Prop 5.

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

James Freedman | Posted 07.31.2008 | Home

Read More: John McCain, Jails, Prison, Crime, Criminal Justice System, Prisoners, Criminal Justice, Prisons, Jail, Election 2008, John McCain Torture, Barack Obama Illinois, Barack Obama, Prison Inmates, Offthebus, Adam Liptak, Southern Center for Human Rights, Stephen Bright, Robert Weisberg, Home News
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.

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Onward and Ever Upward -- But Not in a Good Way

Jamie Fellner | Posted 06.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Drug Sentencing, Human Rights, Drug War, Prison, Prison Remittance, Racism Prisons, Parole Laws, Prisons, Politics News
Jamie Fellner

Why the never-ending prison growth? Three ill-considered policies: the war on drugs, draconian sentencing laws, and punitive parole practices.

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