Sentencing

Judge's gavel (Pixabay/TPHeinz)

Long prison sentences make things worse, not better

NCR Today: The sentences that come from mandatory minimums don't rehabilitate or prepare the person for work and family reunification. They just punish and punish and punish.

The State Correctional Institution at Rockview is seen in Benner Township, Pennsylvania. The prison houses the state's execution chamber. (Newscom/John Greim Photography)

Pennsylvania state commission scrutinizes flaws in death penalty

By Kristen Whitney Daniels

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