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Dozens Imprisoned Are Legally Innocent

The state of North Carolina is keeping legally innocent people behind bars despite the fact prosecutors agree they are innocent of the crimes that they are incarcerated for. A USA…
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From School To Prison

The US Justice Department released it's investigation showing the youth in Meridian, Mississippi's constitutional rights are being violated by the Mississippi Division of Youth Services, Meridian Police Department and Lauderdale…
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Oregon Inmate Fights Clemency

The governor of Oregon has blocked the death penalty in his state saying no executions will happen under his watch. Gary Haugen, an inmate scheduled to die is fighting the…
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Control of Prisons Going to Private Companies

A proposed contract in Virginia between the state and the nation's second-largest private prison operator, GEO Group and a company managing mental health institutes, Liberty Healthcare Corp., would give these private…
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Judge Abuses Authority

In order to have a fair judicial system, judges need to be impartial  and provide an equal setting for both the prosecutors and defense attorneys. Unfortunately that is not always…
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The Truth About Solitary Confinement

Even though solitary confinement has extensive physical and psychological negative effects on people, there are about 80,000 inmates held in solitary confinement in the U.S. The cost to house inmates…