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Did U.S. Binge on Justice or on Overcriminalization?
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Virginia Prison Officials Ban Books for Inmates Program
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Pat Nolan Speaks Out on Juvenile Justice
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The Sentencing Project Releases New Report on Life Sentences
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Nolan Calls Prison Rape No Laughing Matter
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We'll Be Back: Florida Legislators to Revisit Reforms in Treating Mentally Ill Prisoners
Former Legislator Calls for California Leaders to Cut Prison Populations, Not Treatment Programs
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Mandatory Minimums: Unjust and Unbiblical
Now is the Time to Press Congress to Pass Reentry Bill
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Returning Offenders Need Mentors as Much as Programs and Services
Why are Some Prisons more Dangerous than Others
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