News & Commentary about Sentencing Reform
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We must reduce both the number of people entering jails and prisons and the extreme laws and policies that drive extraordinary long prison terms.
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Nov 18, 2014
Ohio Wants to Cloak the Death Penalty in Secrecy
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Oct 7, 2014
How Many People Must Be Maimed or Killed Before We End the Militarization of Our Police Forces?
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Jul 31, 2014
What Crack Cocaine Teaches Us About NSA Reform
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Jul 29, 2014
How to Save $24 Billion and Fix Our Broken Justice System
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Apr 22, 2014
Finally! One of the West Wing's Biggest Cliffhangers Answered
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Apr 16, 2014
After 17 Years, I'm Bringing My Little Sister Home from Prison
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Mar 25, 2014
Bureau of Prisons Has Great New Look for Spring
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Mar 18, 2014
We Shouldn't Arrest One More Person for Having Marijuana