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...then, do we keep felony disenfranchisement laws at all? One possible reason is that disenfranchisement is a form of retribution: By violating the laws of the land, criminals are deprived of the right to make them. But as a punishment, disenfranchisement is both ineffective and gratuitously cruel. Unlike jail time, it does not prevent the offender from committing additional crimes, nor does it have much deterrent effect. Permanent disenfranchisement does not even serve the Old Testament call for an-eye-for-an-eye retribution; a system in which the murderer suffers the same penalty as the shoplifter cannot be just...
Judges and police officers have long shepherded prostitutes in and out of jail with hardly a thought of rehabilitation. "Society considers them throwaway women," says Genesis executive director Gayle McCoy. She and her staff lobby judges to consider their program as an alternative to the lockup. Genesis' track record is starting to win them over. About 70% of enrollees complete the program, and 80% of graduates don't relapse, says McCoy, who bases her estimates on follow-up visits with former clients. Without Genesis House, says Raymond Risley, of the Chicago police department, "these women don't have the tools...
...pretties" and her raucous celebration with son Jonah on the night the Lewinsky story broke have made her one of the least popular public figures in this whole affair. Will taking the fall for Linda help? Unlikely, since it's Tripp alone -- not Goldberg -- who faces five years in jail or a $10,000 fine. And Oliver North was a lot more telegenic...
...charge -? and why he released the Willey evidence on a day when the rest of Washington was focused on Iraq. Not that Starr has been completely unproductive. In fact, the 15 felony counts his grand jury brought against Webster Hubbell Friday could put the President's golf buddy in jail for 110 years...
...least five Republican representatives having come out publicly against impeachment over the past few days, GOP lawmakers no longer have the votes in the House -- let alone the Senate -- to impeach Clinton. In the face of a humiliating defeat on the floor, building a bridge to some 21st century jail time may be their only option...