Prison CMU controversy prompts debate over inmate rights
A polarized editorial argues CMUs at Marion and Terre Haute are necessary for security, while suggesting improved procedures for advance notice and meaningful review. It defends prosecutors and corrections while criticizing critics who label CMUs as excessive.
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Illinois
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Rachel Meeropol
Center For Constitutional Rights
Metropol
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CMA
Center For
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Truth will out on death row cases and wrongful convictions
Leonard Pitts Jr argues that DNA and eyewitness flaws reveal a system repeatedly condemning the innocent. He cites posthumous exonerations from 2000 to 2010, Troy Davis’s execution, and the danger of confidence from prosecutors, urging vigilance before more lives are lost. He notes his Miami Herald column and reader chat schedule.
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Ray Krone
John Thompson
Ryan Matthews
Kennedy Brewer
Anthony Graves
Troy Davis
Savannah
Davis
Spencer Lawton
Lawton
CNN
Fain, Brewer
Krone
Leonard Pitts JR
Miami Herald
Herald Plaza
Miami
Fla
Miamiherald
Leonard Pitts
Opinion tips and contact for reader comments
The notice invites readers to submit thoughts to editorials via the Comments field or email to gary.metro thesouthern.com with name address and telephone number. It reminds that reader input may appear in the newspaper.
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Thesouthern.com
Gary
Metro
Gary Metro
Voice of the reader calls SIU Carbondale to share trust
Suzanne Daucuson urges SIU Carbondale administration to embrace shared governance and involve faculty, staff, and students in decision making. She argues against centralizing hiring and curriculum choices at Anthony Hall and calls for written bargaining terms.
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SIU Carbondale
Anthony Hall
Congress
Mosque plan praises Muslims over fatal harm claim in NYC site dispute
A controversy arises as the city of New York allegedly praises Muslims for actions linked to a fatal incident tied to a proposed mosque. The statement names LoreTTA Avery and Cr eal Springs, with unclear context and attribution surrounding the serious case.
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City of
New York
Letters to Editor Policy and contact details
Policy outlines letters to editor limited to 250 words signed with hometown, telephone for verification. We publish names, not numbers, and reserve editing rights. For news calls in specific areas, contact numbers are provided for Carbondale Murphysboro De Soto Williamson County and toll free. Editors listed with names, emails, and phone numbers.
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Carbondale
Murphysboro
de Soto
Williamson County
Officials contact numbers listed for U S Senators and state senator
The snippet provides phone numbers and web addresses for U S Senator Mark Kirk and Dick Durbin, Congressman John Shimkus, and State Senator David Luechtefeld, with incomplete URLs and a stray contact line. It appears as a directory-style listing of official contact info.
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