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Goodbye, Mumia, Goodbye

The odds are that Mumia Abu-Jamal has made his last appearance on the front page and that it a good thing. The case of the man who shot and killed Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner 30 years ago today (Dec.... (Comments)

Life Means Life

For a convicted murderer, Haywood Fennell is a heck of a nice guy. He's charming, polite and -- by most accounts -- a model inmate at Graterford Prison, where he is serving a life sentence for his role in the... (Comments)

The Case for Clemency

By William DiMascio It was, indeed, a thing of beauty -- though not for all the obvious reasons - a clash between a nuanced and compassionate public and the absolutist titans of justice who almost never view punishment as excessive.... (Comments)

The Fredo Defense

Let us Consider the case of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Pressed by protesters to step down immediately,  Murbarak went on television this week to say that he wanted to stay on until the fall so he could help oversee his... (Comments)

Milton Street Is Back!

Excuse me, while I bow my head and say a prayer of thanksgiving to St. Contentius, the patron saint of columnists and bloggers. Just when 2011 was threatening to become a deadly dull political year, and it looked as if... (Comments)