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New Opportunities for Real Justice in Calif. Prison Supreme Court Ruling

Emily Harris, AlterNet. June 2, 2011.

The Supreme Court's order that California fix its overcrowded prisons offers opportunities for correcting inequalities. But playing musical chairs with inmates won't work.

Violent Prison Riots Are Only the Latest Sign of Our Dysfunctional Criminal Justice System

Isaac-Davy Aronson, The Faster Times. August 17, 2009.

A recent riot at the California Institution for Men left 175 prisoners injured and 1,600 with nowhere to go. How did it get this bad?

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