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Criminal Court as the New Voting Rights Arena By Marc Mauer Vol. 22, No. 3, 2000 pp. 27-28 When voters go to the polls for the November elections, nearly four million people will be forced to stay away. These are
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The Reef By Raymond Luc Levasseur Vol 22, No. 3, 2000 pp. 29-30 From 1989 to 1997, Ray Levasseur’s essay and letters were a regular feature on WORT-FM Community Radio in Madison, Wisconsin. When asked if he had any thoughts
Restorative Justice By Harmon Wray Vol. 22, No. 3, 2000 pp. 31-32 In recent years many faith-based and secular criminal justice activists and scholars have developed a practical and theoretical perspective which offers both a critique of the prevailing criminal
REVIEWS: Death Sentences Reviewed by Rev. Nibs Stroupe Vol. 22, No. 3, 2000 p. 34 Katya Lezin. Finding Life on Death Row: Profiles of Six Inmates, Boston: Northeastern University Press, 1999. I am opposed to the death penalty, but I
Leasing Life Reviewed by Tony Dunbar Vol. 22, No. 3, 2000 pp. 35-36 Alex Lichtenstein, Twice the Work of Free Labor: The Political Economy of Convict Labor in the New South, New York City: Verso Press, 1997. The convict leasing
The Unfinished March Reviewed by John Cole Vodicka Vol. 22, No. 3, 2000 pp. 36-37 William S. McFeely, Proximity to Death, New York: W.W. Norton and Company, 2000. During the past year the debate over capital punishment has intensified and
Writing for His Life Reviewed by Joseph F. Jordan Vol. 22, No. 3, 2000 pp. 38-39 Mumia Abu-Jamal, Noelle Hanrahan, ed. All Things Censored. New York: Seven Stories Press, 2000. It is clear that the most articulate voice for prison
Redistricting for Inclusive Democracy By Penda Hair Vol. 22, No. 4, 2000 pp. 4-6 As a direct result of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, U.S. democracy is more inclusive now than at any time in its history. As our
Minority Vote Dilution Is Still Illegal By Brenda Wright Vol. 22, No. 4, 2000 pp. 7-10 The 1990 round of redistricting brought a significant increase in minority representation in Congress, state legislatures, and local offices. The key to this success
The Supreme Court’s Recent Redistricting Decisions: Change of Heart or Lack of Interest? By Laughlin McDonald Vol. 22, No. 4, 2000 p. 9 After a series of blockbuster decisions beginning with Shaw v. Reno in 1993, it looks as if