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Going to prison is never a good thing. But in some parts of the world, it might just be a fate worse than death. And just in case you think the most hellish prisons in the world are all overseas, the...
The death penalty was once the go-to punishment for a wide range of crimes in most countries of the world. Today, only about 28% of countries still practice capital punishment, but that includes some...
Considering a career in criminal justice? You’ll certainly have plenty of job opportunities. Currently, about 5 million people are under some level of supervision in the criminal justice system. 2...
Over the past 15 years, investors have largely been rewarded by picking companies with the highest and most sustainable growth rates, and buying any dip that came along. Indeed, those who bought the...
The prison system in America is a human rights atrocity. With dirty, inhumane facilities, one of the largest prison populations in the world, little to no rehabilitation services after incarceration,...
With over 2 million people in prison, the United States locks up more of its citizens than any other country in the world. Even adjusting for population, the U.S. incarceration rate of 629 per...
Over the half of September, residents of the Philadelphia suburbs lived in fear, following the escape of Danilo Cavalcante from Chester County Prison in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Wanted for murder...
Murder, rape, and burglary — acts of life-destroying violence that occur countless times every day — are generally not federal crimes in the United States, but possessing marijuana is.  Medical...