Pretending Prisoners are Patients

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“Twenty states, the District of Columbia, and the federal government have laws that authorize civil …

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Funeral Services for Bruce Perkins

Carol called me this afternoon. She sounded very tired. But reconciled that Bruce was finally at rest.

She does regret Bruce not ever getting to meet so many of his friends before he left. I told her we all knew …

Joseph Allen Parole Hearing

The NCRJ has been sponsoring the case of Joseph Allen since 2004.

It is a terrible case. Joseph was once even freed, with no restrictions, for a number of years after a judge ordered his acquittal. But the corrupt forces …

Should Galen Baughman Spend his Life in Prison?

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On August 24, we posted the following article from the Washington Post. The authors have requested that we repost the article with the following preface:

On October 17, 2019, after a two-week civil trial in Arlington County, Virginia, …

Elsie Oscarson Update

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Elsie Oscarson is free!

After 21 years in prison, Elsie Oscarson was finally released on September 2, 2019. She was granted a new trial, but because it would be rolling the dice one more time, …

The new symbol of shame: “C” for conviction

“More than 19 million people have a felony records, and more than 100 million criminal records exist in state criminal history repositories (individuals may have a criminal record in several states). These records routinely bar individuals from obtaining employment. Even …

The Carceral Problem is Getting Worse

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“In short, hyper-punishment continues, even accelerates, following new arteries and pathways in the body politic. The punitive state is a behemoth, a monstrous machinery that struggles to maintain its equilibrium. Piecemeal reforms of this or that …

The Last Victim

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“Thirty-three years ago, Fuster, along with his young wife, Ileana, was convicted of sexually abusing children at his suburban Florida home, where Ileana provided day care. He is the last person charged in the mass sex-abuse-in-day-care scares that made …

Death, assaults and sex offenses: Life behind Central New York Psychiatric Center’s walls

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“A New York State psychiatric center operated illegally with impunity while two dead bodies, 40 assaults and 25 sex offenses triggered police responses behind its walls from 2012 to 2016, The Journal News/lohud has found.

“The newly …