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...Thank goodness someone had the fortitude to address this horrific problem now facing our society. Incarcerating drug users only intensifies the problems of drug use. Addicts who have served time in prison not only still face the nightmare of trying to quit but also have a criminal record that multiplies their difficulties if they try to become productive members of society. We add the terrible handicap of a prison record to those who often begin with the disadvantage of lack of education and come from an environment of poverty. If this country would decriminalize drugs and regulate and tax their...
Alkhafaji, an Iraqi citizen, spent a decade in prison after refusing to join Saddam Hussein's Baath party. She escaped to Toronto in 1993, but returned to Iraq after Hussein's fall to join the newly re-formed government. Alkhafaji actively works to improve the status of women in Iraq and recently attended a UN conference in March for the commission of the status of women...
...Dharmsala protestors, who are being detained in a hotel because the local prison can't accommodate them, say they are unsure what to do next, but they also say they are inspired by protests being carried out inside Tibet by hundreds of monks. Says Tsering: "The spirit of fighting for rights and for freedom is very strong in the hearts of Tibetan people no matter where they...
...documents from public view. Those assertions of privilege have been rejected by federal judges as an attempt to improperly conceal their internal data on the dangers of smoking from customers, the courts and legal adversaries. CCA could also be in legal trouble if it minimized the tally of serious prison incidents and, by implication, its possible financial liability. As chief legal counsel, Puryear would have also had an obligation to ensure his board had all the information it needed, good or bad, to make decisions. If Puryear's reporting system had the effect of withholding information relevant to official prison...
...books, saying: "A final audit report is made available to our customers. Appropriate information gathered in the audits is separately provided to our legal department." The company adds that "CCA has produced all relevant, non-privileged documents in litigation," that its board is regularly apprised of the most serious prison incidents, and that "all appropriate" information is given to the financial community...