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One of the Silicon Valley Reads book this year is “Unfair: The New Science of Criminal Justice.”
An activist against the prison-industrial complex (@prisonculture on Twitter), is promoting this resource:
http://www.thepicis.org/why-protest/
A surprising article related to our criminal justice topic.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/30/us/aramis-ayala-prosecutors-death-penalty.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share A battle in Florida erupted over a newly elected prosecutor’s decision not to seek the death penalty in a case involving the death of a police officer.
Rikers Island Could Be Closed And Replaced With Smaller Jails Around New York City by Joel Rose
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio plans to close the city's notorious Rikers Island jail. But even he acknowledges that the process will not be quick or easy….
Money bail makes innocent people plead guilty
A KQED report on illegal activities related to bail in Santa Clara County.