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Dear C1 Member:

This week's newsletter focuses on our special report on the debate between custody and treatment in correctional facilities. This special coverage features different perspectives on the question, "What is the best way to stop criminals from becoming repeat offenders - punishment or rehabilitation?"

We want to hear your thoughts on the issue. Visit the special report page and leave a comment explaining your perspective on custody vs. treatment. We'll be running a wrap-up report featuring the best comments next week.

— Luke Whyte, CorrectionsOne Editor

Custody vs. Treatment Debate

Addicted to Punishment

By David Fathi, Human Rights Watch

American and Canadian societies are similar in many ways – people eat the same foods, watch the same movies, listen to the same music, and make many visits across the border. But these similarities conceal profound differences. For one, the U.S. incarceration rate is more than six times as high as Canada’s, and the United States has a homicide rate more than three times as high as its northern neighbor ... Full Story

	The Two Great Lies By Dr. Bruce Bayley, Weber State University
	Whenever the debate of imprisonment versus rehabilitation arises, the discussion turns to the concept of deterrence. Those who believe in the virtues of rehabilitation frequently cite the "fact" that incarceration is not a deterrent to crime. This is what I call one of the two 'Great Lies' in the treatment versus punishment debate ... Full Story

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Former Wash. inmate sues after being shackled during labor

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OLYMPIA, Wash. — A former Washington state prison inmate who says she was shackled during childbirth sued the state Thursday, saying her constitutional rights were violated.

Brawley said she was shackled by a metal chain around her stomach during transportation to the hospital, then fastened by a leg iron to a hospital bed throughout several hours of labor. ... Full Story

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I've been a CO for a year and a half now and I still wish I had done this 20 years ago. So far the hardest thing I have had to deal with is the loss of a fellow officer. The link below tells the full story of our own personal hero. —popparabbit	So pray in your cell 5 times a day, and as a group once a week. I am in Iraq now. I see muslims praying alone everyday. —BOPCO87
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