Posts Tagged ‘cost of prison systems’
Compensation for Wrongful Convictions in Massachusetts Hard to Get
By Christopher Zoukis Kevin O’Loughlin was wrongfully convicted of raping an 11-year-old girl in 1983. He spent almost four years in prison, where he endured multiple assaults – all for a crime he did not commit. Then a convicted rapist confessed that he was “99 percent sure” he had committed the sexual assault for which…
Read MoreFederal Prisoners in Canada Have Limited Access to Libraries Due To Funding Cuts
By Christopher Zoukis A number of federal prisons in Canada are cutting library hours and library staff, limiting access to books, making it harder to improve literary skills to prepare for reintegration to society. Correctional Investigator Howard Sapers told CBC News, “Access to books is really important, and what we are seeing is an erosion…
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