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Confidence Men and "Prison Reform"
Loaded on Feb. 27, 2015
by Kay Whitlock
Filed under:
Lobbying,
Advocacy,
Prison Reform,
Crime/Demographics,
Criminal Prosecution.
Location:
United States of America.
Confidence Men and "Prison Reform"
By Kay Whitlock, Critical Mass Progress | Op-Ed
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More from Kay Whitlock:
- Moneyballing Justice: "Evidence-Based" Criminal Reforms Ignore Real Evidence , Sept. 16, 2015
- CI: Faith, Inc. and Criminal Justice Reform, Feb. 27, 2015
- Confidence Men and "Prison Reform", Feb. 27, 2015
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