Incarceration Rates, Prostitution and Drugs

A claim made about America's vast prison population is that such is the price for having "a free society." Of course that is nonsense. Netherlands has a free society, and it has one tenth America's incarceration rate. The real reason for America having the world's...

Draft violent young offenders into the military

Like many other people, I'm sick of the culture of youth and gang brutality that is making life hell for people in many neighborhoods of America and any number of other countries. I would like to propose a solution to this problem - a solution that will not only go a long way...

Prisons and Social Conservatives

For a long time the social conservatives have been persecuting cultures other than theirs. Hollywood, homosexuals, single mothers, the Inner City, the academia, the arts culture, the youth cultures and the minority religions have all been viciously attacked. But the same...

Ending the War on Drugs

As the value of the War on Drugs is being re-evaluated, it makes sense to finally tell the truth on this matter. And the truth on this matter is: Most problems associated with drugs are not due to drugs, but rather to drugs being illegal. With the substances being made...

UFree: Human Rights NGOs must access secret Israeli prisons Read

An independent European human rights network based in Europe, Norway to defend the Rights of Palestinian Prisoners called on the International community to stop Israeli policy of arrests against Palestinians. The organization known as UFree said that the plight of those...

Not all communities equally safe

Joe Davidson, Washington Post columnist wrote a column today that conservatives might jump all over as being liberally skewed and out of focus. First of all, writing about the dangers of being a prison guard gives...

Enslaved on 'ghost ships', Was your fish dinner caught by slaves?

In CNN's ongoing series on Human Trafficking and Human Slaves is the episode where the question: Was your fish dinner caught by slaves? was asked. "In this video report above, CNN's Dan Rivers explores the story...

Suggestion for increasing the military: Recruit in inner city

There are many in the military who believe that the military needs to be larger. Some propose draft as a solution to this problem; others are claiming that feminism makes males unsuited for war. There is a real solution to this problem that the military is overlooking. And it...

The truth about Reagan and Bush Republicans

The American political debate has become more and more vicious, and in all the noise it is the message that tends to get lost. Others may have more slyness, more aggressiveness, more experience, and more skill as bullies. I have less of these things than Pat Robertson or Rush...

Obama California acting stupidly over Arizona illegal aliens

While Californians prepare to legalize marijuana smoking statewide (even though it's against federal law) are announcing they will not conduct business with Arizona and calling for a boycott of the state over its...

AP Reports Florida's New Goal: Rehabilitate Prisoners

INCARCERATION has three purposes:  (a) punishment, (b) crime prevention, and (c) inmates' rehabilitation.  America's prisons are accused of concentrating almost singularly...

Canadians paying high price of crime

Barry Artiste, Op/Ed Of course no one can point an accusing finger at Vangroovy for adding to this horrendous Crime Bill, because as anyone knows it is rare the British Columbia Justice System ever sends anyone to...

Brazil to have special prisons for young adults

Brazilian government has announced a project to build prisons for young adults by 2009.  This special prisons will provide inmates with proper academic and vocational courses and health care....

Prisoners in Greek jails go on hunger strike

Prisoners in jails across Greece are set to begin a hunger strike from tomorrow in protest against the conditions under which they are held.Included in their demands are calls for a reduction in sentences, the...

Prison Eco-havens

British prisons are becoming eco-havens for many rare species. Prisoners are involved in making bat and bird boxes, and making good habitat areas such as ponds. They also undertake species surveys from their cell...

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