On AlterNet: criminal justice system

Housekeeper Who Stole a Bag of Frozen Meatballs Facing As Much Jail Time As Steubenville Rapist

Alyssa Figueroa,  AlterNet,  Mar 26, 2013

Story  |  Topic: News & Politics

Why Is it So Hard for Police to Admit They've Messed Up?

Sue Russell,  Pacific Standard,  Oct 22, 2012

Story  |  Topic: Civil Liberties

Study: Drug Courts Are Not The Answer

Kristen Gwynne,  AlterNet,  Dec 13, 2011

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Bernie Madoff Feeling the Heat of Imprisonment from His Son's Suicide

Anthony Papa,  AlterNet,  Dec 14, 2010

Story  |  Topic: Civil Liberties

One-in-Five U.S. Prisoners Who Face Assault Are Raped on First Day of Incarceration

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14 Shocking Facts That Prove the Criminal Justice System Is Racist

Bill Quigley,  AlterNet,  Jul 26, 2010

Story  |  Topic: Civil Liberties

Torture At Home: Documentary On Solitary Confinement in U.S. Prisons Misses the Mark

Alexandra Smith,  AlterNet,  Apr 16, 2010

Story  |  Topic: Civil Liberties

GOP and Dems Agree: Crack/Powder Cocaine Disparity Unjust and Needs Reform

Bill Piper, Jasmine Tyler,  AlterNet,  Mar 18, 2010

Story  |  Topic: Drugs

$100,000 Per Year to Lock up a Cheese Thief? The Perverse Logic of "Three Strikes"

Sasha Abramsky,  Comment Is Free,  Feb 24, 2010

Story  |  Topic: Civil Liberties

We Love Seeing Bad Parents Punished, But Why Don't We Care How It Affects Their Kids, Like Me?

Cassie Frequelz,  Mother Jones,  Jan 13, 2010

Story  |  Topic: Civil Liberties

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