| Jul 2, 2012 | Rights / DemocracyPrisons now All out of scale, Keeping extra Guys in jail. You can tell there’s good money in prisons these days — Wells Fargo is investing in them. And why not? Since America incarcerates more of its citizens per capita than any other country, jails look...
| Jun 18, 2012 | Peace / SecurityPrison owners Make a lot, By putting kids In jail for pot. America recently commemorated the 40th year of its “War on Drugs.” Celebrations were muted because of the war’s dismal failure. How many candles are appropriate for shooting yourself in the...
| May 14, 2012 | Rights / DemocracyTwo years ago, Mike McIntosh suffered brain damage as well as stab wounds, a broken nose, and other injuries when he was beaten nearly to death during a melee at a prison in Mississippi. A dozen others were hospitalized. The fight, which the Justice Department says a...
| Jan 16, 2012 | Peace / Security“There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way it treats its children,” Nelson Mandela once said. If that’s the case, the United States has much soul-searching to do. The United States is the only country in the world that...
