It is hard to say whether they are the worst crimes. They are the crimes that horrify the most. A baby-sitter, for no apparent reason, strangles the 15 month old child she has been hired to protect. A professional thief shoots a young police officer in his face, while the victim is on his knees … Continue reading »
life without parole
Are U.S. prisons degrading and inhuman? European Court of Human Rights takes a pass
A group of British terrorism suspects were a step closer to extradition to the United States today after a panel of the European Court of Human Rights (a chamber in their terms) declined to hold that confinement in the Federal government’s notorious ADX “supermax” prison in Florence, Colorado, or the prospect of being sentenced to … Continue reading »