Real Change News 4/15/04

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April 15th - 28th, 2004

Out of Reach

Debt, prison and voting rights for felons.

by Chris LaRoche

It's one of the best kept secrets in Washington: ex-felons are allowed to vote.

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Features

Miscarriage of Justice
indigent defendants outsourced to Yakima
by Polly Keary

Debtors Prison:
Felons pay for their crime again and again
interview by Chris LaRoche

A Failed System:
For addicts, prison is the wrong cure
interview by Chris LaRoche

the Man from the Outside:
Prison activist Rev. Jon Nelson
by Kaye Allard

Signs of Life:
The art of the last meal
by Kara Hoppe

Street Talk:
Should felons vote?
interviews by Matt Nucci

Regular Features

News You Can Use
by Holdorf & laughlin

North America Newsbriefs
Compiled by Patty Lane

StreetWatch
compiled by Emma Quinn

Opinion

Criminal Negligence:
The fallout from a failed party
by Joe Martin

Reviews

Prison Nation:The Warehousing of America's Poor
book review by Heidi Dietrich

Poems

Poetry opposes the war
by Nohae park

I Pledge Allegiance
by David Thornbrugh

Urban Romance
by Earle Thompson

Activism

Citizen Participation Project
Help restore voting rights to felons

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