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Can felons vote in your state? You got a problem with that?

October 26, 2012 Bobbi Clemons 2012 Election, Charity & Justice, Crime/Violence, Politics, States Leave a comment

One of the core beliefs of our country is that everyone has a right to vote. But what about the people who break our

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Illinois prison overcrowding is dangerous for everyone

October 13, 2011 Mike Davis Charity & Justice, Crime/Violence, Illinois/Midwest, Violence Leave a comment

Illinois prisons have a worsening problem, with a ratio of inmates to guards that is producing conditions dangerous to guards, inmates and the citizens

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In August I went to prison

September 21, 2011 Barbara Finch Charity & Justice, Ideas, Missouri region One comment

No, I wasn’t sentenced; despite a handful of speeding tickets, I have managed to avoid the caprices of the criminal justice system.  I went

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Where are the manufacturing jobs in America? Try our prisons

March 17, 2011 Bobbi Clemons Charity & Justice, Crime/Violence, Economy, Government One comment

There are currently 14.9 million unemployed Americans. Now imagine if there were a cache of jobs out there, unskilled jobs that anyone needing work

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