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Disagrees With Attorney's Article
I would like to make some observations about the article titled ".100 hearings; Opinions of an Attorney" by Barbetta Ralphs, Attorney. I believe I am qualified [to discuss her article] because I have served a total of over eleven years on parole. It is very significant that Ms. Ralphs would …
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- Racism: The Clouded Lens, by Dan Pens
- Clallam Bay Double Celling
- Prison/Community Alliance Update, by Carrie Roth
- Violent Crime Up 10% in 1990
- Police Brutality or Brutal Police?, by Paul Wright
- Prisoners Allowed to See Evidence Against Them
- Pig Park Update
- Pro Se Litigants Entitled to Litigation Costs
- Prisoners and the Grievance System
- Overcrowded and Unfair, by Gary Parker
- Editorial, by Ed Mead
- Letters From Readers
- No Warrantless Search of Departing Visitor
- U.S. Prison Population Grew 8.2% in 1990
- Disagrees With Attorney's Article, by H D
- Reality of Sexual Victimization Obscured by "Predator" Label, by Patricia Novotny
- Bad Water, Backed Up Toilet States Claim
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