by Dorian Larson
The Texas state death house in Huntsville is a squat brick building fronted by a few square yards of struggling grass and knee-high shrubs. Gleaming chain link fencing surrounds a concrete ramp that rises to the door to accommodate shackled ankles. Most death row dwellers are housed …
Visits to Icelandic Prisons Shine Light on America’s Complacency Toward the Suffering of Incarcerated People
by Doran Larson
After 40 years of an inter-partisan tougher-on-crime-than-you arms race, sentencing reform (and a desire to reduce prison costs) is one issue that now brings Republicans and Democrats together. No other advanced democracy …
“Open” prisons, in which detainees are allowed to live like regular citizens, should be a model for the U.S.
by Doran Larson
It’s a postcard-perfect day on Suomenlinna Island, in Helsinki’s South Harbor. Warm for the first week of June, day trippers mix with Russian, Dutch and Chinese tourists sporting …
