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Two Empty Bottles With Different Labels: John Kerry on Criminal Justice Issues
By Paul Wright
“Americans on the frontlines - our first responders, military forces, sheriffs, policemen, firefighters, and civil defense volunteers - must have the very best equipment, training and support possible. Our safety and freedom are the envy of the world and John Kerry and John Edwards will ensure this …
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More from this issue:
- Two Empty Bottles With Different Labels: John Kerry on Criminal Justice Issues, by Paul Wright
- U.S. Torture: A Sordid History Of Official And Systematic Abuse, by G. Flint Taylor
- Florida's Rush to Disenfranchise Felons Before the 2004 Election, by David Reutter
- Restoration of Voting Rights in Washington, by Julya Hampton
- Seventh Circuit Allows Sanctions for Frivolous Habeas Corpus Petitions
- Georgia DOC to Provide Court Access With Computers, Legal Software
- Denial of Nation of Islam Literature Unconstitutional, by David Reutter
- California Prisons Contract-Medical-Care Audit Reveals Millions In Waste, by Marvin Mentor
- Scrubbing Abu Ghraib Away, by Mumia Abu-Jamal
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- Report Downplays Wrongful Convictions in U.S., by Hans Sherrer
- Acrimonious Michigan Prisoners' Rights Suit Settled After 15 Years, by John E Dannenberg
- PLRA Applies to Juveniles; Claim Administratively Exhausted
- Tulia Travesty Settled for $6 Million, by Hans Sherrer
- Mismanaged, Money-Losing Folsom City Prison Closed, by John E Dannenberg
- $300,000 Awarded for Delayed Treatment of New York Prisoner's Hearing Loss
- New Jersey Over Detains Prisoner Two Years Due to Illegal Sentence Calculation
- Democratic Organization Gives Some Felons Second Chance
- Stun Belt Violates Due Process; Habeas Granted, by John E Dannenberg
- VP's Drug Dealer Retaliation Claim Ordered to Trial
- Report Blasts South Carolina Plan to Privatize Prison Health Care, by Michael Rigby
- Guards Let California Prisoner Slowly Starve to Death
- Parents of Deceased Wisconsin Boot Camp Prisoner Settle for $462,000
- The Citebook, by Michael Rigby
- Florida DOC Ordered to Assist Felons Restore Their Voting Rights, by David Reutter
- New York Court Awards Prisoner $180,000 in Slip and Fall
- California Internet Injunction Upheld
- Preliminary Injunction Granted to Religious Objector of Tuberculosis Skin Test, by David Reutter
- New Mexico Lawyers Entitled to Jail Visiting, Phone and Records Access
- Prisons Almanac 2004 Prisons Foundation, Washington, DC, by John E Dannenberg
- Texas Syndicate Gang Members Busted - Again, by C.C. Simmons
- U.S. Supreme Court: Guantanamo Detainees and "Enemy Combatants" Have Access to Habeas Corpus, by John E Dannenberg
- California Awards Wrongly Incarcerated Man $428,000
- News in Brief
- Jury Awards $20,000 to Nurse Stuck by Needle from HIV Positive Prisoner
More from Paul Wright:
- From the Editor, Aug. 1, 2025
- From the Editor, July 15, 2025
- From the Editor, June 1, 2025
- From the Editor, May 1, 2025
- From the Editor, April 1, 2025
- From the Editor, March 1, 2025
- From the Editor, Feb. 15, 2025
- From the Editor, Jan. 15, 2025
- Bruce Johnson 1950–2024, Sept. 15, 2024
- From the Editor, Sept. 15, 2024
More from these topics:
- GOP Washington Lawmaker Trolls Felon Enfranchisement Proponents, April 1, 2025. Voting, Voting Rights Act, Felon Disenfranchisement Statute.
- Colorado Becomes First State to Require Polling Stations in Jails, Nov. 15, 2024. Voting, Felon Disenfranchisement Statute.
- Ending Prison Slavery on the Ballot in California, Nevada, Aug. 15, 2024. Prison Labor, Voting, State Legislation.
- Government Accountability Office Issues a Report on DOJ and DHS Use of Facial Recognition Technology, June 15, 2024. Commentary/Reviews, Police State-Surveillance, Electronic Surveillance.
- How Parole and Probation “No-Association” Conditions Hamper Successful Reentry, June 1, 2024. Commentary/Reviews, Conditions of.
- U.N. Panel Finds Rampant Racism in U.S. Criminal Justice System, June 1, 2024. Racial Discrimination, Commentary/Reviews, Crime/Demographics, Criminal Prosecution, Statistics/Trends.
- Report Finds Current Path of Florida Prison System “Unsustainable”, June 1, 2024. Commentary/Reviews, Cost of Prison Systems, Totality of Conditions.
- Non-Toxic Fluorescent Spray Reveals Fingerprints in Seconds, May 15, 2024. Commentary/Reviews, junk science, Fingerprint Evidence, Latent Fingerprint Evidence.
- The Police Have a Dark Money Slush Fund, May 15, 2024. Contractor Misconduct, Police Misconduct, Commentary/Reviews, Police/Govt Misconduct.
- Federal Watchdog Slams BOP for Lapses in Epstein Death, Pushes Back Against Rumors It Wasn’t Suicide, May 1, 2024. DOC/BOP misconduct, Commentary/Reviews, Suicides.

