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Opinion: Why Obama Should Take on Prison Reform

(Aug. 17) -- In an article recently on AOL News, Paul Wachter posed the question: Will Obama take on prison reform? That's a great question. It would be hard to predict what Obama actually will do, but this is certain: President Barack Obama absolutely should take on prison reform. It is a moral and practical...

Will Obama Take On Prison Reform?

(Aug. 2) -- The Obama administration has inherited two major wars and busied itself on the domestic front with health care reform and righting the economy. But while Congress last week passed a law to shrink the disparity in jail sentences for those caught with crack cocaine, the administration has yet to tackle the more...