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August 3, 2015
Two distinct notable tales of crimes and punishment via the Grey Lady
The New York Times starts the work week off with these two intriguing lengthy pieces about two different stories of crimes and punishment:
August 3, 2015 at 12:22 PM | Permalink
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In some cases its probably better to spend a year in jail than 5 years probation, not arguing its easier to spend time in confinement, but the fact that minor infractions can land you behind bars and the extended years of supervision as well as little rights mean that sometimes its better to serve the lighter sentence in jail and be done with it, again not an easy decision.
Posted by: alex | Aug 4, 2015 2:29:07 AM
