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BOP Denies Lynne Stewart’s Compassionate Release Request

The Federal Bureau of Prisons has decided to deny compassionate release to Lynne F. Stewart, a polarizing defense attorney who represented reviled clients like mafia hitman Salvatore Gravano and terrorist Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman.*1 Ms. Stewart was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison in 2010 after the United States Court of Appeals for the

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Why Keep Dying Prisoners Behind Bars?

By Jean Trounstine MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry tried to take a humorous approach to the unforgiving times we live in with her letter to a turkey last week, where she asked President Obama to pardon people—not turkeys. Pardon, the act of forgiving someone’s crime, has nearly dried up in the U.S. Of people who petitioned during

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