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Another Call for Prison Reform in the United States

Here is an excellent editorial from The Seattle Times on 8/15/2010 calling for prison reform:
America behind bars: The time is ripe for prison reform
Neal Peirce / Syndicated columnist
For hard-to-defend reasons, and at staggering fiscal cost, the United States incarcerates people at a rate five times Great Britain’s, nine times Germany’s, 12 times Japan’s, writes columnist [...]

Prison Reform: In The News

Here are links to a couple of timely articles discussing the issue of much-needed prison reform in America
http://www.economist.com/node/16636027
Rough justice in America
Too many laws, too many prisoners
Never in the civilised world have so many been locked up for so little
Jul 22nd 2010 | Spring, Texas

http://www.aolnews.com/surge-desk/article/will-president-barack-obama-take-on-prison-reform/19577278
Will Obama Take On Prison Reform?

G. Gordon Liddy Talks Prison with Justin Paperny

Justin Paperny was a guest on G. Gordon Liddy’s national radio show on July 27, 2010 discussing his prison experience at Taft, his book (Lessons From Prison), and being mentored by Michael Santos. Click here to listen

National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2010 passes in the House

H.R. 5143: National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2010 (partner bill to Senator Jim Webb’s [ S 714]), moved forward on July 27, 2010 when the House of Representatives passed it by voice vote.
Please contact your state’s Congressional legislators and tell them to support this much-needed step toward meaningful prison reform!

Larry King Discusses Prison Reform

Below is the prelinimary transcript from Larry King’s show (7/23/2010) discussing prison reform:
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1007/23/lkl.01.html
CNN LARRY KING LIVE / Saving Lives on the Inside / Aired July 23, 2010 – 21:00 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
LARRY KING, HOST: Tonight, can killers be reformed? [...]

Solitary Confinement: Wasteful, Useless

Read Solitary Confinement: Wasteful, Useless by Michael Santos on Change.org…
http://criminaljustice.change.org/blog/view/solitary_confinement_wasteful_useless

Prison Reform: Will Congress Finally Move Forward?

Read this article by Michael Santos on Change.org:
http://criminaljustice.change.org/blog/view/prison_reform_will_congress_finally_move_forward

A Supreme Change in Juvenile Justice

Read A Supreme Change in Juvenile Justice, by Michael Santos
http://criminaljustice.change.org/blog/view/a_supreme_change_in_juvenile_justice

F is Still For Failure

Read F is Still For Failure by Michael Santos on Change.org:
http://criminaljustice.change.org/blog/view/f_is_still_for_failure

Andrew’s Potential Problem: Lies and Deception May Bring New Criminal Charges

About a month ago, I spoke with Andrew (not his real name), another prisoner at Taft Camp, who told me a story that caused me to feel some concern for him. Andrew was once a finance executive, but he found himself in trouble with the law when prosecutors accused him of using his finance company [...]

Ben’s Problem: Going Back to Court For New Criminal Charges

Before I went to sleep yesterday, Ben (another prisoner at Taft Camp) came to speak with me. Ben is a young man in his early 30s who is serving a nine-month sentence. He had been expecting release to come in only four more months, but earlier in the day he was ordered to pack all [...]

Catastrophe in the Gulf: Utilize Prisoners as Manpower

Wednesday, 2 June 2010
Early this morning I heard an NPR broadcast report that Attorney General Eric Holder had traveled to New Orleans to investigate the massive oil spill caused by British Petroleum. Mr. Holder announced that the Justice Department had opened a criminal investigation into the disaster, and that if the investigation concluded that people [...]