Lots of notable Atlantic reads on range of criminal justice topics

The folks over at The Atlantic always have a lot of worthy criminal justice (and other) reads, and these recent pieces struck me as especially blogworthy:

• "The Steep Costs of Keeping Juveniles in Adult Prisons:Despite federal statues prohibiting it, many states imprison those under 18 alongside adults, where they are much more likely to suffer sexual abuse and violence."

• "Stepping Down From Solitary Confinement: New programs are easing prisoners out of years of isolation, with surprising benefits for inmates — and corrections officers."

• "Closing a Budget Gap by Emptying Prisons: A massive shortfall in Alaska has put reforming the state’s system of incarceration at the top of the agenda."

• "Paul LePage's Racist Fearmongering on Drugs"

• "The Gun-Control Rift Exposed by Obama: Voter bases at odds on guns are likely to see their parties ramp up rhetoric on the issue in 2016."