‘LONGER SENTENCES CREATE AN AGING PRISON POPULATION’ At the end of 2012, several problems continued to plague American prisons, which Human Rights … [Read more...]
Study Addresses Reducing Prison Overcrowding and Public Safety
A new study offers recommendations for reducing prison populations without jeopardizing public safety. “Research shows that the most cost-effective … [Read more...]
States Adopting New Strategies to Help Mentally Troubled During Police Contact
Police departments nationwide are teaming up with mental health professionals to identify people experiencing breakdowns, according to a new report. … [Read more...]
Liberal Pot Statutes Draw Attention
Laws criminalizing marijuana possession have been softening across the nation, and the data on the consequences are starting to come in. In 2010, … [Read more...]
Buddhist Practitioners Ordained in S.Q.
Eleven inmates and two free persons have been ordained as Buddhist lay practitioners in San Quentin. The San Quentin Buddhadharma Sangha conducted the … [Read more...]
Finding Redemption in Knowledge Behind Bars
While Michael Santos was waiting to be sentenced to a 45-year term for dealing drugs, he picked up a copy of Treasury of Philosophy and started … [Read more...]
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