Tag Archives: American Prisons

Washington Times: David Keene: A Better Way to Help the Dangerously Mentally Ill

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  This may be the first post on The New Democrat about an article in the Washington Times.  I’m not sure.  The Times is one of two small right-wing newspapers in Washington, D.C.  They are small compared with … Continue reading →

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Reason Magazine: Jacob Sullum: Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Major Sentencing Reforms

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Ederik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  I agree that this bill that the Senate Judiciary Committee doesn’t go far enough. I would decriminalize cocaine, heroin and meth. Not legalize them which is different, but my drug policy would be that if adults twenty-one … Continue reading →

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National Review:Betsy Woodruff: Prison Reform Proven to be Very Transideological

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Rik Schneider

. Source:The New Democrat  You want to save money on government and keep taxes down whether it is Texas or any other state, then stop sending people to jail or prison for simply using or possessing illegal narcotics. And instead … Continue reading →

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University of Chicago: Video: George E. Kent Lecture: Michelle Alexander, The New Jim Crow

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Erik Schneider

. This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger I do not agree with everything that Professor Michelle Alexander says about the American prison system. And the broader race relations in America, but I agree with her … Continue reading →

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Solitary Watch: Pat Nolan on Prison Fellowships

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Ederik Schneider

. Source:FreeState Now Former Nixon White House Counsel Chuck Colson, after he got out of prison in I believe the mid 1970s due to Watergate, started a prison fellowship program to prepare prison inmates for life on the outside. Both … Continue reading →

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