Word: morrises
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Carter's poor showing in Oregon, coming after his unimpressive victory over Rep. Morris Udall (D.-Ariz.) in Michigan and his loss to Brown in Maryland last week, may slow the Georgia peanut farmer's bid for the Oval Office.
Acknowledging that Carter is probably unstoppable, many Democratic leaders decided to back him. A full day of courting Democratic Congressmen and labor officials in Washington won him endorsements from 18 freshmen Representatives. Two days later, after telephone calls from Carter on three successive Sundays, Senator Thomas Eagleton and 33 other...
For those who advocate hard-boiled treatment of repeat offenders, Butner's showcase experiment must seem like the scheme of a coddling egghead. Which is close to the mark. Mindful of the general dissatisfaction with the U.S. penal system and what it was achieving, Federal Bureau of Prisons Director...
In his 1974 book, The Future of Imprisonment, Morris had detailed the concept of a "voluntary prison," drawing in part on results at three institutions -in England, Denmark and The Netherlands. Central to Morris' view was that prisons fail at rehabilitation because they try to cure criminal tendencies in...
No Act. Following Morris' prescriptions and proscriptions, Butner will allow a prisoner to select from such programs as dental technician training; college, high school or literacy courses; and counseling for drug or alcohol abuse. He will be free to pass up all of them-and even to transfer to...