Word: parolee
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As a liberal softy, I oppose the death penalty, but I'm not a sentimentalist about it. There are many other circumstances in which the state sanctions the death of its citizens for policy purposes. The decision to go to war is the most obvious example, but even the less...
The most popular of these state measures is the "three strikes and you're out" proposal. Unless you've been living in Cabot Library for the last year, you probably know that this proposal mandates sentencing criminals to life in prison without parole if they are convicted of three serious...
Californians, not to be outdone in sentencing innovation, are now reviewing "one strike" legislation that would sentence child molesters and rapists to life with out parole.
Nobody could beat the "toughness" of the Californians, or so one might think. But in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, one legislator, who remained nameless in yesterday's Times article, is advocating "three strikes and you're dead." Now that guy's tough. Smart too, since he realizes that if...
No, I'm worried that criminals who are not deterred by these sentencing measures will become all the more violent, in a calculated move to evade arrest when facing life sentences without parole.