Ian Millhiser, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. July 10, 2009. Obama wrote that “the dealth penalty does little to deter crime” and said "no innocent person should end up on death row.”
National Security NetworkMay 22, 2009. The federal prison system has already held for extended periods of time a large number of convicted terrorists, with no public mishap.
Michael J. Carter, IPS News. November 7, 2008. As prisoners across the country spend decades awaiting execution, the psychological effects are devastating.
Sanjay Suri, IPS News. May 29, 2008. From police tasers to Gitmo, a recent report by Amnesty International takes the United States to task on human rights.
Robert Scheer, Truthdig. May 29, 2008. The Justice Department has issued a report on torture, citing testimony by scores of FBI officials outraged over our treatment of prisoners.
Erika Wood, AlterNet. April 21, 2008. Millions of people in the U.S. can't vote because of felony convictions. Restoring their right to vote means restoring democracy.
Silja J.A. Talvi, Colors Northwest. February 2, 2008. A justice system reporter explains how she fell in love with a jail-bound man and how their relationship was strained by his prison sentence.
Patrick Cockburn, CounterPunch. April 6, 2007. The stand-off over the 15 British sailors and marines captured by Iran ended with a de facto prisoner exchange, despite denials by Britain and Iran that a swap was intended.
