GeneralIs flogging less cruel than jail time?An ex-beat cop says the U.S. penal system is immoral and ineffective
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OttawaThe problem with prisonsJohn Ivison refers to the writings of Newt Gingrich to find fault with the government’s prison expansion. Conrad Black is equally...
OttawaIdea alertIn the midst of ruminating on a number of fronts, Conrad Black proposes prison reform.
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OttawaThe way we wereA week ago the Public Safety Minister recalled words uttered 39 years ago by a former solicitor general to explain the current...
CanadaWho is the real Omar Khadr?Murdering jihadist, victim of circumstance or model-citizen-in-the-making?
CanadaNot exactly AlcatrazA string of recent escape attempts highlights the sorry state of Newfoundland’s prison system