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Justice in the News
Nonprofit Joins Jail for Job Training
Washington Post - 7/24/08
ACLU Sues Alabama on Ballot Access
The International Herald Tribune - 7/22/08
Felons Seeking Bush Pardon Near a Record
The New York Times - 7/19/08
Federal Report Finds Poor Conditions at Cook County Jail
The New York Times - 7/18/08
Jackson Lee Holding Informational Hearing at City Hall
Houston Chronicle - 7/17/08
State Jail System Pitched as a Way to Cut Prison Population
The Tampa Tribune - 7/15/08
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Recent JF Website Updates
Restoring the Right to Vote
Brennan Center for Justice (2008)
Disparity by Geography: The War on Drugs in America's Cities (2008)
The Sentencing Project
Massachusetts Recidivism Study: A Closer Look at Releases and Returns to Prison (2008)
The Urban Institute
The Second Chance Act Frequently Asked Questions (2008)
Families Against Mandatory Minimums
One in 100: Behind Bars in America 2008
Pew Center on the States - February 2008
How and why America is experiencing burgeoning incarceration rates
Correctional Capitalism in the "Land of the Free"
PRISM Magazine - January/February 2008
Jens Soering writes on the price Americans are paying for the growing culture of incarceration. This piece also includes an article on how faith-based and community programs offer alternatives to incarceration and highlights Prison Fellowship's InnerChange Freedom Initiative.
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