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Crime and Illiteracy Jul. 04, 2018
An extensive article in a past edition of The Dallas Morning News describes a program to fight illit... Read More
Criminal Sentencing a True Bipartisan Issue Jun. 27, 2018
In both houses of Congress and on both sides of the aisle, lawmakers seem ready to address America?s... Read More
Trump Should Hurt Sessions by Helping Drug Offenders Jun. 13, 2018
While it may be months or years before the results of Donald Trump's summit with Kim Jong-un are cle... Read More
An Overdose Is Not a Murder May. 30, 2018
A couple of years ago at a motel in Columbus, a young woman shared a bag of heroin with her father. ... Read More
The Innocence Project May. 23, 2018
On TV crime shows like "CSI," "NCIS" and "Law & Order," science gets the bad guys. In real life, "s... Read More
I Ain't Did Nothin' Apr. 16, 2018
President Donald Trump, a pus-filled boil on the American backside, could learn what to expect from ... Read More
Every Parent Nightmare Apr. 07, 2018
Dear Annie: My 17-year-old daughter, "Kylie," has had behavioral problems since she was 14. I am a s... Read More
On the Other Side of the Bars Mar. 12, 2018
Dear Annie: I'm a pretrial detainee, and I've been in jail waiting for my day in court for going on ... Read More
You Need Help Feb. 27, 2018
Dear Annie: My daughter is a drug addict who is in and out of jail. Over the past 14 years, we have ... Read More
Living On Death Row Feb. 01, 2018
No matter where you stand on the issue of the death penalty, many Americans would agree that the pro... Read More
America: The World's No. 1 Jailer at a Cost of Billions Each Year Sep. 02, 2017
Let's talk about the U.S. prison system, shall we? By that I mean the whole shebang: prisons run by ... Read More
Prisoners Do NOT Get Social Security Aug. 09, 2017
Q: I was in my local Social Security office recently. While I was sitting in the waiting room, I not... Read More
Making Bail Fair to the Poor, Too Aug. 09, 2017
Sen. Kamala Harris, a Democrat from California, and Sen. Rand Paul, a Republican from Kentucky, are ... Read More
Thinking Outside the Box on Sentencing Guidelines Feb. 04, 2017
Change is often a good thing. Thinking outside the box can bring about dynamic and fresh solutions t... Read More
LYNDA HIRSCH ON TELEVISION -- GOSSIP Feb. 04, 2017
He's back: Stefano from "Days of our Lives" has more lives than the proverbial cat. Next week he sho... Read More
In Sentencing, Tough Is Not Necessarily Smart Jan. 25, 2017
Barack Obama, who shortened more prison sentences than any other president in U.S. history, has been... Read More
Crime Declines Despite Drop in Imprisonment Jan. 10, 2017
As national imprisonment rates continue to fall, so, too, does crime, according to data collected by... Read More
Read the Fine Print Jan. 07, 2017
Dear Annie: This is in response to the letter from "Not Living in Peace in Tallahassee, Fla.," who d... Read More
The Illogic of Indiscriminate Incarceration Dec. 14, 2016
Seychelles, a group of 115 islands off the east coast of Africa with 92,000 residents, does not figu... Read More
Not Just Tired Dec. 08, 2016
Dear Annie: My 12-year-old son recently informed me that his 18-year-old cousin was molesting him. I... Read More
