Tag Archives: prison

Why Attempts at Prison Reform Keep Failing

From Alternet’s Why Attempts at Prison Reform Keep Failing: “A bloated prison system is against the country’s best interests. Yet ‘tough on crime’ rhetoric has gotten in the way…Policy reform usually only comes once those in power recognize public support for measures otherwise considered too politically risky.”

Land of Lost Liberty

There’s something shameful happening in the United States. According to an article in the New York Times today, almost 1.6 million Americans are behind bars. Maybe a comparison will help you understand that figure a little easier. According to the CIA World Factbook, only .6% of the American labor-force works in the farming, forestry, and [...]

Prisons Purging Books on Faith From Libraries

From NY Times article, Prisons Purging Books on Faith From Libraries: “Behind the walls of federal prisons nationwide, chaplains have been quietly carrying out a systematic purge of religious books and materials that were once available to prisoners in chapel libraries. The chaplains were directed by the Bureau of Prisons to clear the shelves of [...]

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