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- Is Prison Necessary? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/17/magazine/prison-abolition-ruth-wilson-gilmore.html 67 comments
- Theranos Case — Elizabeth Holmes Sentenced to 135 Months in Prison for Fraud. Prosecutors felt that a lengthy sentence was necessary to deter future scams and restore the confidence needed to foster innovation. https://ssaurel.medium.com/theranos-case-elizabeth-holmes-sentenced-to-135-months-in-prison-for-fraud-856f4cc6f6d5 14 comments economy
- Is Prison Necessary? Ruth Wilson Gilmore Might Change Your Mind https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/17/magazine/prison-abolition-ruth-wilson-gilmore.html 12 comments politics
- No Review Necessary: Stop Using Private Prisons for Immigration Detention https://www.aclu.org/blog/speak-freely/no-review-necessary-stop-using-private-prisons-immigration-detention 5 comments politics
- Mocking the Law, Judges Rule that Evidence Is Not Necessary to Hold Insignificant Guantanamo Prisoners for the Rest of Their Lives http://pubrecord.org/law/9177/mocking-judges-evidence-necessary/ 4 comments politics
- Afghan President Ghani says Taliban prisoners release is ‘dangerous’ but ‘necessary’ for peace - the Taliban wanted 400 ‘serious’ offenders held by the government to be released as a precondition for peace negotiations https://tolonews.com/afghanistan/prisoner-release-%E2%80%98dangerous%E2%80%99-%E2%80%98necessary%E2%80%99-ghani 3 comments worldnews