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...large part of the Great Prison Explosion has been due to harsh drug laws, filling the prisons (especially federal prisons) with non-violent drug offenders. Arizona has responded by becoming the first state in the country to divert all of its non-violent drug offenders into probation and treatment instead of prison, saving an estimated $2.5 million in its first year of operation and with even greater predicted savings in the future. More importantly, drug treatment has been shown to cut crime, reducing the recidivism rate of substance abusers by as much as 40%. Similarly, education and vocational training have...
...Instead, the Elis won their first Ivy league games, shutting out the Crimson twice, 8-0 and 4-0. Then Harvard rallied behind junior pitcher John Birtwell to take out Yale on Sunday...
...South Carolina Legislature will soon pass a compromise bill that will remove the Confederate flag from the top of the statehouse, (a point where it is visible throughout almost the entire capital). But don't start cheering yet. A slightly altered confederate flag (square instead of rectangular, with a white border) will fly in a prominent spot on the state house grounds next to a memorial for the Confederate dead. In the inevitable relief following this victory, we must remember not to sing our praises too loudly...
When Jan Warren graduated from high school in 1969, she wanted to become a doctor. Instead, her dreams were derailed when she was sentenced to prison at age 35 for selling drugs. Last night at the Graduate School of Education (GSE), Warren shared her story as part of a kickoff event for "Prisons in America," a conference sponsored by the Harvard Prisoner Education Program...
However, fathers need not regard paternity leave as a temporary sacrifice, that in a long-term utilitarian calculus will ultimately pay-off when they can connect to their kids during those trying years of teen angst. Instead, they should give themselves the chance to see the world anew through a baby's eye. And that enlightened vision should include rethinking their own roles in family interaction...