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Select A bill that would have impacted racial disparity in cocaine crimes died in the Senate.

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A bill that would have impacted racial disparity in cocaine crimes died in the Senate.

2023684 words Audio file, Broadcas... 900LTo listen to this broadcast, click here: BYLINE: CARRIE JOHNSON HOST: DWANE BROWN DWANE BROWN: The war on drugs saw crack cocaine offenses punished more harshly than crimes involving powder cocaine. NPR's Carrie...

Select States are voting to eradicate slavery under any terms, but what about prison work?

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States are voting to eradicate slavery under any terms, but what about prison work?

From:All Things Considered

2022646 words Audio file, Broadcas... 940LTo listen to this broadcast, click here: BYLINE: KATIA RIDDLE HOST: AILSA CHANG AILSA CHANG: Are there any circumstances under which slavery is permissible? That is a question voters in five states will consider on...

Select Crime and Political Punishment.

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Crime and Political Punishment.

Author:Paul KrugmanFrom:The New York Times

June 10, 2022961 words Article 1120LResults from Tuesday's primaries in California suggest that crime may be a big issue in the midterm elections. In San Francisco, a progressive prosecutor was ousted in a recall vote. In Los Angeles, a businessman and...

Select Debate on Crime Splits San Francisco Democrats.

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Debate on Crime Splits San Francisco Democrats.

Authors:Tim Arango and Thomas FullerFrom:The New York Times

June 6, 20222,002 words Article 1400LFueled by concerns about burglaries and hate crimes, San Francisco's liberal district attorney, Chesa Boudin, faces a divisive recall in a famously progressive city. SAN FRANCISCO -- As the former chair of the San...

Select Punishment beyond reason; We can no more force a prisoner to serve multiple life sentences than we can execute him six times.

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Punishment beyond reason; We can no more force a prisoner to serve multiple life sentences than we can execute him six times.

Author:Andrew CoyneFrom:Globe & Mail (Toronto, Canada)

June 1, 2022783 words Article 1200LByline: ANDREW COYNE; Staff Overhanging any discussion of crime and punishment, particularly the most serious crimes, is the popular fallacy that the punishment must fit the crime. Proportionality in sentencing is,...

Select After Flouting E.U. Standards, Hungary May Now Pay a Price.

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After Flouting E.U. Standards, Hungary May Now Pay a Price.

Authors:Steven Erlanger and Benjamin NovakFrom:The New York Times

Jan. 4, 20221,722 words Article 1440LAfter years of complacency and wishful thinking, Brussels is finally trying to rein in the country's pugnacious leader, Prime Minister Viktor Orban. BRUSSELS -- After long indulging him, leaders in the European Union...

Select Was justice served in the Ahmaud Arbery case? Not even close; OPINION.

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Was justice served in the Ahmaud Arbery case? Not even close; OPINION.

Authors:Reakash Walters and Joshua Sealy-HarringtonFrom:Globe & Mail (Toronto, Canada)

Dec. 4, 20211,123 words Article 1310LByline: REAKASH WALTERS, JOSHUA SEALY-HARRINGTON Lead Reakash Walters is a writer and criminal defence lawyer at Addario Law Group. Joshua Sealy-Harrington is an assistant professor at the Lincoln Alexander School...

Select Gov. Hogan demands more prosecutions, stiffer penalties as violent crime rises in Baltimore.

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Gov. Hogan demands more prosecutions, stiffer penalties as violent crime rises in Baltimore.

Author:Erin CoxFrom:The Washington Post

Nov. 23, 2021659 words Article 1470LByline: Erin Cox Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Tuesday called for immediate tougher measures to contain Baltimore's surging violence as the city marks its seventh consecutive year with more than 300 homicides. "People...

Select Strict punishment, executions will return, Taliban says.

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Strict punishment, executions will return, Taliban says.

Author:Kathy GannonFrom:Globe & Mail (Toronto, Canada)

Sept. 24, 2021899 words Article 1310LByline: KATHY GANNON, ASSOCIATED PRESS KABUL -- Lead One of the founders of the Taliban and the chief enforcer of its harsh interpretation of Islamic law when they last ruled Afghanistan said the hard-line movement...

Select AG YOST'S STATEMENT ON DEATH PENALTY DEBATE.

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AG YOST'S STATEMENT ON DEATH PENALTY DEBATE.

From:States News Service

Mar. 28, 2023208 words Brief article 1040LCOLUMBUS, OH -- The following information was released by the office of the Ohio Attorney General: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following statement in response to proposed legislation to end Ohio's death...

Select Man who serves as spiritual adviser for death row inmates sues Oklahoma for millions.

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Man who serves as spiritual adviser for death row inmates sues Oklahoma for millions.

From:CNN Wire

Mar. 28, 2023254 words Brief article 1270LByline: Alexandria Williams (KOCO) -- Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) -- A man who serves as a spiritual adviser to death row inmates is suing Oklahoma for millions. Rev. Jeff Hood claims...

Select SOUTH KOREA'S ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY.

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SOUTH KOREA'S ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY.

From:States News Service

Mar. 27, 20232,062 words Article 1890LNEW YORK, N.Y. -- The following information was released by Human Rights Watch: Dear Mr. President, During South Korea's fourth cycle Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on January 26, 2023, 31 countries[1] made...

Select Uganda: Uganda Passes Death Penalty for Gays.

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Uganda: Uganda Passes Death Penalty for Gays.

From:allAfrica.com

Mar. 24, 2023370 words Brief article 1480LUganda passed a bill on Wednesday that made some homosexual acts punishable by death - a law the White House in the United States has labelled as "extreme". Only two of the 389 members of the Ugandan parliament...

Select Consultancy Academic Program.

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Consultancy Academic Program.

From:Mena Report

Mar. 24, 2023147 words Brief article 1320LPre-qualification are invited for Consultancy Academic Program. Objective of the call for consultancy This call for consultancy is directly linked to the first strategic axis of the association Federating...

Select Uganda lawmakers passed some of the harshest anti-gay legislation in the world.

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Uganda lawmakers passed some of the harshest anti-gay legislation in the world.

From:Morning Edition

2023403 words Audio file, Broadcas... 1020LTo listen to this broadcast, click here: BYLINE: EMMANUEL AKINWOTU HOST: LEILA FADEL LEILA FADEL: The White House says it has grave concerns and may consider economic penalties for Uganda over extreme actions...

Select Gay Ugandans face the death penalty.

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Gay Ugandans face the death penalty.

From:The Times (London, England)

Mar. 23, 2023381 words Brief article 1330LByline: Uganda Richard Assheton Ugandan MPs have passed a bill imposing the death penalty for homosexual acts, as President Museveni crusades against what he calls "deviants". All but two of Uganda's 389 MPs voted in...

Select Ugandan MPs approve anti-gay law with death-penalty provisions.

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Ugandan MPs approve anti-gay law with death-penalty provisions.

Author:Geoffrey YorkFrom:Globe & Mail (Toronto, Canada)

Mar. 23, 2023727 words Article 1350LByline: GEOFFREY YORK; Staff JOHANNESBURG -- A harsh new Ugandan anti-gay law, whose provisions include the death penalty in some circumstances, will turn the country's entire LGBTQ community into fugitives in fear for...

Select Uganda Passes Anti-Gay Bill With Penalties Up to Death.

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Uganda Passes Anti-Gay Bill With Penalties Up to Death.

Author:Abdi Latif DahirFrom:The New York Times

Mar. 23, 20231,194 words Article 1470LThe legislation, which now goes to the president, also calls for life in prison for anyone engaging in gay sex. Policies to stifle L.G.B.T.Q. rights have been on the rise in several African nations. Lawmakers in Uganda...

Select Gay Ugandans face the death penalty; Uganda.

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Gay Ugandans face the death penalty; Uganda.

From:The Times (London, England)

Mar. 23, 2023380 words Brief article 1330LByline: Richard Assheton Ugandan MPs have passed a bill imposing the death penalty for homosexual acts, as President Museveni crusades against what he calls "deviants". All but two of Uganda's 389 MPs voted in favour...

Select UN and US join chorus of condemnation against Uganda's hardline anti-LGBT bill.

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UN and US join chorus of condemnation against Uganda's hardline anti-LGBT bill.