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Early-release programs can save states huge sums - $45 million a year in Colorado, for instance - but at what cost? One worry is that crime will rise if inmates are let go before completing their sentences. Republican Scott Suder, a Wisconsin assemblyman, crystallized a deeper concern, a moral one, when he told the Wisconsin State Journal in June that early release amounts to "rewarding bad behavior...
...possible that in some cases, particularly with first-time, nonviolent offenders, early-release initiatives could actually help reduce crime. "There are two effects of incarceration," says criminologist Alfred Blumstein of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pa. "One is specific deterrence - you go to prison, and you say, 'Holy s___, I don't want to go through that again.' That is the crime-reducing component of prison. But the other effect of incarceration is criminalization. You have connection with gangs. You have diminished opportunities after you get out - and therefore you have some higher chance of returning to crime. Lots...
...their health. Therefore, we were pleased to hear Obama debunk these rumors and clearly articulate his vision for health-care reform. Obama assured us that no death panels will be created by a reform bill, that illegal immigrants would not receive coverage, that federal funds would not suddenly go to pay for abortions, and, finally, that the plan will not add a dime to the deficit. We admire his speech for its clarity on the issues and its firmness on the guiding principles of reform. Obama has made plain that he will not back down and that he will...
...need to take pride in what we are good at—work rate and pressure,” Harvard coach Jamie Clark said. “He really settled us down,” co-captain Andre Akpan said. “We had a different mindset going into the second half, wanting to be sharper and ready to pressure.” Clark also singled out Akpan, urging the senior striker to get on the score sheet. According to Clark, “[Akpan] came out ready to get some goals in the second half...
When asked whether the wall would keep Harvard students from taking their failures seriously and learning from them as they should, new Pfoho resident Graham M. Frankel ’12 said that “we go to Harvard, and we end up internalizing failure and work hard regardless, and in the exact moment, it’s nice to laugh...