Mental Disorder
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- Published on Tuesday, 07 May 2013 14:47
In 'no-man's land,' the mentally ill pile up in NC jails
http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/05/04/2871740/in-no-mans-land-the-mentally-ill.html
New limits on community care create barriers for the mentally ill
http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/03/30/2791243/new-limits-on-community-care-create.html
Wrongfully Convicted
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- Published on Monday, 06 May 2013 13:02
Wrongfully Convicted Often Find Their Record, Unexpunged, Haunts Them
NYT 5 May 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/06/us/wrongfully-convicted-find-their-record-haunts-them.html?_r=1&
In Wisconsin, Audrey Edmunds served 11 years in prison in the shaking death of an infant girl for whom she had been baby-sitting. In 2008, a mountain of new medical evidence cast so much doubt on the case that a higher court overturned her conviction and set her free. Leaving prison, Ms. Edmunds hoped that would be the end of it. But a few months later, as she applied for a secretarial job with an office-supply company, her conviction for first-degree reckless homicide popped up in a background check. Sorry, she was told. She tried to get work with an airline, but heard a similar rejection.
Waiting and Waiting ... for Justice
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- Published on Thursday, 02 May 2013 14:23
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/02/opinion/waiting-and-waiting-for-justice.html?_r=0
In Misdemeanor Cases, Long Waits for Elusive Trials
April 30, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/01/nyregion/justice-denied-for-misdemeanor-cases-trials-are-elusive.html
Divorce court weds power and privacy
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- Published on Sunday, 28 April 2013 16:17
Judges help the wealthy and well-connected, from lawmakers to a billionaire CEO, keep their family matters secret in Cook County
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-04-27/news/ct-met-hidden-cases-domestic-20130427_1_entire-case-files-court-system-judges
Your courts Their Secrets
http://seattletimes.com/html/yourcourtstheirsecrets/
A Forest of Poisonous Trees
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- Published on Sunday, 28 April 2013 16:04
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