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...offender, who is introduced to everyone. Only those who plead guilty to offences less serious than domestic violence, and who want to participate, come before the Koori Court. Once they do, they're encouraged to explain their actions, as are attending friends and relatives. Collins' sentencing options, including jail time, are no different from those of any other magistrate. But as elder Norma Langford says, "the way of getting there is completely different...
...just 22, but already toby has spent eight years in and out of institutions and jail. His life has been a hellish rollercoaster of heroin and crime, and doing time has done nothing to halt it. Today he's been back in court: too many missed appointments for a drug treatment program have put his bail at risk. But he's been given another chance, perhaps his last, and he knows it. "I've never had a better opportunity than I've got today," he says. "It makes you think people have faith...
...severity of scenery was complemented by the utter absence of color in costume, representative of puritan conservativeness of course. The shirts seemed to be color coded with the judges in white, the Putnams in green (for envy perhaps), Abigail Williams in red (think red lights) and the jail officials in blue. The strength of the acting, however, requires no decoration and no color to draw the audience...
Despite his leftist past--as a young man, he once spent seven weeks in jail and took part in street fights against the Frankfurt police--Fischer did not echo Chancellor Gerhard Schroder's anti-American rhetoric during the 2002 elections. "He understands the importance of U.S. leadership in the world and wants to channel it in the right direction," says Philip Gordon of the Brookings Institution. Unlike some other Europeans, says Gordon, "Fischer understands Israel's security dilemmas and the importance of a European commitment to Israeli security." He is thought to covet the position of E.U. Foreign Minister, which...
...amazing woman who put family second to country, who for her convictions made an unbearable choice--not to see her sons grow and not to be with her husband as he lost his life to a long and painful cancer. Suu Kyi, with an idea too big for any jail and a spirit too strong for any army, changes our view--as only real heroes can--of what we believe to be possible. The jury is still out on whether we deserve the faith...