The Myth of 'Just Do It' by By BARBARA GAIL MONTERO
The idea that thinking interferes with doing is often taken for granted. But the realities at the highest levels of athletic and artistic performance are more complex.
A study that explores abortion’s impact by looking at women who get to the clinic too late.Facing Years in Jail, Officer in Gun Scheme Has Regretsby By JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN
Police Officer Ali Oklu, who will report to prison to begin a 46-month sentence, wishes he had never accepted a colleague’s offer of a “side job.”
Florida: Court Allows State to Privatize Prisons’ Health Careby By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The First District Court of Appeals is giving the state’s prison agency the green light to privatize health care services.
Behind Cry for Help From China Labor Campby By ANDREW JACOBS
A Beijing resident and adherent of the banned Falun Gong movement said he slipped letters into product packages apparently meant for the West.Visible Men by By HELEN ELAINE LEE
Inside a Massachusetts prison, a creative-writing class experiences the power of words and stories.
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Court in Venezuela Orders Release of a Judge Once Scorned and Jailed by Chávezby By WILLIAM NEUMAN and MARÍA EUGENIA DÍAZ
Judge Lourdes Afiuni, imprisoned for more than three and a half years, had become a symbol of political persecution.
In DNA Ruling, a Cruel Blow to Scriptwritersby By NEIL GENZLINGER
What’s a police-procedural writer to do when DNA testing is no longer a dicey issue?
The authors of “Actual Innocence” recoiled at how it was used in a decision on the collection of DNA by police.
In a 5-to-4 ruling, the Supreme Court said DNA samples were similar to the photographs and fingerprints taken while booking criminal suspects.
Violent Crime in U.S. Rises for First Time Since 2006by By TIMOTHY WILLIAMS
The largest increases in 2012 were in cities with populations between 500,000 and one million people, according to the F.B.I.
Horrendous Abuse in Mississippi Prisonsby By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
Under the federal Constitution, the state is responsible for its prisoner’s safety and well-being, and it is failing.
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A Conservative Case for Prison Reformby By RICHARD A. VIGUERIE
Conservatives known for being tough on crime should now be equally tough on failed, too-expensive criminal programs.
Police Agencies Are Assembling Records of DNAby By JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN
Local law enforcement agencies have moved into what had been the domain of the F.B.I. and state crime labs, and the trend is expected only to accelerate after a recent Supreme Court decision.White House Makes Moves to Bolster Gun Safetyby By JENNIFER STEINHAUER
The package is intended to add to the nation’s database used for background checks and make it harder for criminals and people with mental illness to get guns.Where We Are Shapes Who We Are by By ADAM ALTER
What we do — and therefore, to some extent, who we are — is often shaped by where we are.
