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Crime Has A Gender: How Male Violence Drains Public Resources

Crime would plummet, billions would be saved, and society could redirect resources toward care, education, and health instead of managing the costs of male violence.

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COVID-19 Stirs Prison Policy Around The World

Social distancing, disinfecting common areas and accessing health care: All three key tactics for curbing the spread of coronavirus are particularly complicated inside jails and prisons. While it might seem like an already self-isolating bubble, life inside prisons has changed dramatically since COVID-19 arrived. In an effort to keep healthy, many have lost their rights […]

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How Japan Uses Low Crime Rates To Justify Its Cruel Prison System

The death penalty is alive and well in the land of the rising sun — and death row is particularly wretched.

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When Dad Lives In Jail: A Soft New German Way For Kids To Visit Prisoner Parents

NUREMBERG – Paul wanted glitter on his Christmas tree ornament; at his age – six – he doesn’t think glitter is too girly. His dad took in the request and patiently started applying the glitter to the wet paint of the ornament they’re making together. “What does an angel look like?” a little boy at […]

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