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Prison Forecast: Getting Gray and Overcrowded

(Dec. 26) -- A Manhattan judge sentenced Anthony D. Marshall to one to three years in prison Monday for stealing millions of dollars from his mother, the late philanthropist and grande dame of New York society, Brooke Astor. Marshall, an 85-year-old ex-diplomat and ex-Marine, underwent quadruple bypass surgery last year;...

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05/17/12 Time to dump the criminal justice system Source: Black Politics on the Web How is it that African-Americans seem to be missing the mass incarceration of our male population?
12/11/11 Criminal justice system is fallible Source: Statesman Journal - Salem OR Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber recently granted a reprieve to Gary Haugen, scheduled to be executed last week for the brutal murder of a fellow prison inmate, having already been sentenced for killing Mary Archer, the mother of his former girlfriend.
02/19/11 Criminal justice system 'meltdown' Source: East London and West Essex Guardian Series - UK The Government is playing Russian roulette with public safety and the criminal justice system is heading for meltdown, the Prison Officers' Association (POA) has warned.
02/10/11 Reforming the Criminal Justice System Source: The National Law Journal (ALM) The last time the federal criminal justice system underwent major reform was more than 40 years ago.
01/26/11 D.A. Cannizzaro Speaks On Criminal Justice Source: ABC - WGNO 26 - New Orleans LA Strong partnership is making a better Criminal Justice System.

Background on criminal justice system

Criminal justice is the system of practices and institutions of governments directed at upholding social control, deterring and mitigating crime, or sanctioning those who violate laws with criminal penalties and rehabilitation efforts.

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