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Philadelphia Pioneered Worldwide Criminal Justice Systems
by Julie Wiest, West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Contemporary Philadelphia is known for many things: cheesesteaks, cream cheese,...
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Desperation and Service in the Bail Industry
by Joshua Page, Spring 2017 Contexts
I cold-called Bettie. Her son, Terrance, had a warrant for a serious crime, and he had turned himself...
Private Detention of Immigrants Deters Family Visits, Study Finds
Immigrants detained in a privately run detention facility while awaiting deportation decisions are far less likely than those held in...
Ramen Noodles Supplanting Cigarettes as Currency Among Prisoners
Ramen noodles are supplanting the once popular cigarettes as a form of currency among state prisoners, but not in response to bans on...
Why Prisons Continue to Grow, Even When Crime Declines
The U.S. prison population continued to rise even after the crime rate began declining in the mid-1990s because judges were faced with more...