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Happy Birthday, E.E. Cummings!

Get savvy on the acclaimed writer and poet—it won't take long, his poems are short.

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Why We Need Systemic Reform In Women's Prisons—And How We Can Do It

Female prisoners have long been the stepchild of so-called "corrections."

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Why We Need Systemic Reform In Women's Prisons—And How We Can Do It

Female prisoners have long been the stepchild of so-called "corrections."

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Sasikala Natarajan, left, and J. Jayalalitha, right, are now both in jail.

The Shocking Downfall Of One Of India's Most Powerful Female Politicians 

J. Jayalalitha, a popular chief minister, has landed in jail as a result of a friend's betrayal. Hers is a story both sordid and damning.

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Pennsylvania Mother Behind Bars For Procuring Medical Abortion For Daughter

Jennifer Whalen is a mother of three recently sentenced to 9-18 months in prison for her decision to support her daughter.

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Discomfort Food: How We Feed The Infirm And Incarcerated Is Disgusting

When you openly deride poor/sick/incarcerated people who have access to nutritious and delicious food, you set us all up for failure.

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Human Detritus Justin Ross Harris Indicted For Murder, Car-Related Child Death Still Too Common

The father who “sexted while his son slowly died in a hot car" has been charged with murder, but sadly, child car death remains chillingly common.

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Watch: Orange is the New Black Meets Disney Princesses

This is what happens when teenage princesses have to do hard time.

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