Sasha Abramsky, Comment Is Free. August 8, 2009. For years, California has prioritized incarceration over all other social investments. Now it's being forced to release 40,000 prisoners in two years.
Liliana Segura, AlterNet. January 22, 2009. As states grapple with record budget deficits, more politicians are looking toward criminal justice reform to cut costs.
Emily Jane Goodman, The Nation. September 6, 2008. Prisoners across the country are facing court fees, arrest fees and booking fees in addition to their sentences -- and states are raking in the cash.
Amanda Paulson, Christian Science Monitor. March 12, 2008. With nearly 2,400 inmates sentenced to life as juveniles, the U.S. is the only nation imposing the mandate on children.
