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Criminal Justice

A diagnosis of our criminal injustice system

Summary: John Pfaff’s Locked In describes our broken criminal justice system, its myths and secrets — and why reforms consistently fail. It is one of the most important books of the year. Let’s hope America pays attention.   A review of an important book. Locked In. The True Causes of Mass Incarceration – and How to …

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Another step towards fascism: “Silencing the Lawyers”

Worth reading in full:  “Silencing the Lawyers“, Scott Horton, blog of Harper’s, 23 May 2010 — Excerpt: A total of 779 prisoners have been held in Guantánamo in connection with the war on terror. Five hundred seventy-nine were released, most by the Bush Administration, a quiet recognition of errors made in the decisions to detain …

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We close our eyes to torture by our government. The Brits are stronger.

We close our eyes to use of torture by our government. The Brits are stronger.  Are we strong enough to follow their example and demand the truth.  This is a follow-up to Something every American should read (25 March 2009). “Metropolitan police investigation fails to quell independent inquiry calls“, The Guardian, 27 March 2009 “Torture victim Binyam Mohamed: don’t scapegoat MI5 …

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