Thursday, March 17, 2005

finally, some interesting news

talkleft: ''A new study by the Coalition for Juvenile Justice finds that recidivism is higher among teenagers who have been charged as adults for their crimes. '

talkleft: 'Michael Anthony Williams left prison in Louisiana yesterday after serving 24 years for a rape that DNA tests show he didn't commit. He has been in jail since the age of 16. Now 40, where does he go? There was no tearful and joyful family waiting at the jail for him to come out. He left with Vanessa Plotkin, his Innocence Project attorney.'

CrimProf Blog: 'Is there a Link Between Lack of Education and Crime? Well, this film, shows Jim Morrison of The Doors being denied a college education, because the public colleges in Florida were overcrowded. Later, he was arrested for indecent exposure.'

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