With the rate of suicide on the rise, it’s time to train law enforcement officials to recognize the signs of mental illness.
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Not only does capital punishment not deter crime but it’s more expensive than keeping a convicted murderer in prison for life.
It’s time to end discrimination in employment by getting rid of the box that asks applications to disclose convictions or arrests.
When it comes to their targets and tactics, inmates follow a predictable pattern.
The US is facing a silent crisis on prison probation, and the UK is following its lead.
The days of prison, an 18th-century industrial institution, as the justice system’s dominant form of punishment may be numbered. Electronic monitoring of offenders is one promising alternative.
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