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2002 News Items

Michigan eases drug sentences
by Gary Heinlein , The Detroit News
December 29, 2002

New Prison Policies for Times of Fiscal Crisis
by Vincent Schiraldi, The San Diego Union-Tribune
December 20, 2002

Inmates Go Free to Reduce Deficits
by Fox Butterfield , New York Times
December 18, 2002

So far, prisons manage to duck the budget ax
by John Hill, Sacramento Bee
December 16, 2002

Criminal-Sentencing Reform Suggested for Slicing Iowa Budget
by Todd Doorman, Quad-City Times Online
December 3, 2002

Prison Spending Needs Lockdown
by Timothy Roche and Vincent Schiraldi, The Baltimore Sun
December 1, 2002

Alternative Sentencing Funds Cut
by Christopher Hoffman, New Haven Register
November 29, 2002

Rape, How Funny Is It?
by Fred Dickey, Los Angeles Times Magazine
November 3, 2002

Dealing With the District's Drug Users
The Washington Post
November 2, 2002

Consultant says new jail could have been avoided
by Emily Heffter, Seattle Times
October 24, 2002

Tennessee rethinks plan to build large prison
by Duren Cheek, The Tennessean
October 24, 2002

Adult Jails Are No Place for Kids
by Vincent Schiraldi and Marc Schindler, Los Angeles Times
October 13, 2002

Abolish the Death Penalty for Youths
by Vincent Schiraldi, Los Angeles Times
September 16, 2002

All that Cash for College Headed for Ohio's Prisons
by Amy Hanauer, Akron Beacon Journal
September 13, 2002

Prison statistics should make Texans feel uneasy
by Michele Deitch, Dallas Morning News
September 8, 2002

More Money Spent On Prisons Than On Education
by Daniel J. Kessler, Wyoming Tribune-Eagle
September 6, 2002

Prison, Higher Ed Data Shouldn't Be Ignored
by Amy Hanauer, The Dayton Daily News
September 4, 2002

Prisoners Over Pupils
by Silja J.A. Talvi, Altnet.org
September 3, 2002

Why is Prison Becoming the Norm for Black Males?
by Salim Muwakkil, Chicago Tribune
September 2, 2002

Trading Classrooms for Cellblocks
by Vincent Schiraldi and Rose Braz, The San Diego Union-Tribune
August 30, 2002

Spend More Money on Education, Not Prisons
by Vincent Schiraldi, Newsday
August 29, 2002

Study Finds Big Increase in Black Men as Inmates Since 1980
by Fox Butterfield, The New York Times
August 28, 2002

Study of Ohio: Colleges get less money than Prisons
by Alan Johnson, The Columbus Dispatch
August 28, 2002

More Black Men Behind Bars in US than Go to College
by Sam Leith, The Daily Telegragh
August 28, 2002

Financially, Schools Behind Bars
by Michael Hedges, The Houston Chronicle-Washington Bureau
August 28, 2002

Letter to Editor
by Vincent Schiraldi, NY Times
July 21, 2002

Prison Rape Is No Joke
by Vincent Schiraldi and Mariam M. Bell, The Washington Post
June 13, 2002

Seek Prison Alternatives
by Vincent Schiraldi,, The Baltimore Sun
May 21, 2002

Cutting Prison Costs is Tempting in Times of Fiscal Crisis
by Vincent Schiraldi and Judith Greene, The San Diego Union-Tribune
February 27, 2002

3 Strikes Fight Flares
by By Pablo Lopez, The Fresno Bee

Maryland Can't Afford to Keep Locking Up Addicts
by Diana Morris, Baltimore Sun

Lawmaker lauds privatized prisons
by Thom Marshall, Houston Chronicle