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Overcrowded and Unfair
Overcrowded And Unfair
By Gary Parker
Human nature and society were not transformed when the SRA was implemented in 1984. The transformation was meant to occur in the basic philosophy of this state's justice system. The old system did not work. Some offenders were paroled too soon, others were imprisoned ...
By Gary Parker
Human nature and society were not transformed when the SRA was implemented in 1984. The transformation was meant to occur in the basic philosophy of this state's justice system. The old system did not work. Some offenders were paroled too soon, others were imprisoned ...
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- 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
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- U.S. Prison Population Grew 8.2% in 1990
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