The mentally ill frighten and embarrass us. And so we marginalize the people Who most need our acceptance. What mental health needs is more Sunlight, more candor, more unashamed conversation. President Bill Clinton Alaska: Mentally Ill Prisoners in the Last American Frontier When people think of Alaska, the
Absolute justice is achieved by the suppression of all contradiction: Therefore it destroys freedom. The Rebel, pt. 5, “Historic Murder” Albert Camus Should America Throw Away People Convicted of a Violent Offense? There has been a major emphasis in the U.S. prison system to reduce the population of
Perhaps one of the greatest harms the criminal justice system has done is Persuaded us that we do not know how to solve the problems That arise between and amongst us. Until We Reckon: Violence, Mass Incarceration, and a Road to Repair Danielle Sered Does Everyone in America’s
Face it – prosecutors are POLITICIANS. What’s more, they’re ambitious politicians. Did you ever know a prosecutor who didn’t want to become a judge or move on to higher elective office? Sometimes, their ambitions can trump their objectivity and ethics. It’s human nature. Prosecutorial Misconduct – What’s to
Prosecutors are rarely disciplined or criminally prosecuted for their misconduct, and The victims of this misconduct are generally denied any civil remedy Because of prosecutorial immunities. Fordham Law Review Margaret Z. Johns Prosecutorial Misconduct: An Unpunished American Scandal Pt. 1 When criminal defendants go to trial in our