[news] U.S. Fails the Test of Civilization

[Mostly Water - "Canadian" and International alternative news feed]

The U.S. criminal justice system has no parallel in the contemporary world. History, however, reveals the origins of the system's scope, in addition to the national obsession of denying criminal offenders the decency and rights normally afforded to other humans...Unsatisfied with mere prison sentences, the United States especially has decided that offenders should continue to pay for their crimes even after release...Federal law...allows states to deny offenders public housing, or to bar welfare benefits or food stamps from drug felons, sometimes permanently. Drug-related records can invalidate eligibility for student loans or aid.

  


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