Bias Behind the Badge: How Officer Demographics Affect Arrest Escalation
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Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Illness and Incarceration
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Illness and Incarceration Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Illness and Incarceration What does it mean to be ill? Going by Dr. Peter Eisenberg’s definition, it means to lose your freedom. Working as an oncologist with prisoners from San Quentin Rehabilitation Center for many years, he noticed […]