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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

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Federal Drug Offenders Eligible For Early Release

Comments (0) | attorney general, Attorney General Eric Holder, drug crimes, drug trade, Drug war, eric j holder, federal penitentiary, federal prisons, justice department, National, prison overcrowding, sentencing, sentencing commission, war on drugs

The "war on drugs" is past its high tide. (Aaron Bauer, Wikimedia Commons)

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

The war on drugs has shifted tides.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Drug Courts Shown To Reduce Crime, Rehabilitate Offenders

Comments (0) | California, drug courts, drug offenders, governor jerry brown, jail, jerry brown, non violent offenders, overcrowding, prison, prison overcrowding, prison reform

Hannah Madans
Deputy Editor

75 percent of drug court graduates remain arrest free for at least two years.

Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

California Contracts With Private Prisons To Alleviate Overcrowding

Comments (80) | CA prison reform, California, California, ccpoa, Corrections Corp. of America, GEO Group, gov. brown, justice kennedy, mass incarceration, prison overcrowding, privatization, public safety, U.S. Supreme Court

Lorelei Christie
Staff Reporter

Who is really winning when it comes to the privatization of prisons?

Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

CA Prison Reform: Meet The Stakeholders

Comments (1) | California, California, california prison reform, california prison system, California realignment, county jails, judges, law enforcement, prison overcrowding, probation officials, prosecuting attorneys, public defenders, rehabilitation programs, Stakeholders, Stanford Criminal Justice center

Syuzanna Petrosyan
Executive Producer

Will counties create innovative, efficient systems to combat poor prison conditions?

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Prison Overcrowding: Society's Ticking Time Bomb

Comments (2) | @commentary, Commentaries, Commentary, men, prison, prison overcrowding

Misha Karbelnig
Contributor

The current state of the correctional system throughout the U.S. is abysmal, and men are languishing under inhumane conditions. Read more...