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September/October 2005 Humanist Cover

Cover Story

Inside U.S. Prisons

A Critique of Faith-based Prison Programs
by Lawrence T. Jablecki
The increasing use of government funds for faith-based prison programs produces dubious results and is at odds with the public interest.

Up the River
by Anthony Papa with Jennifer Wynn
An artist and ex-convict tells some of his experiences in the violent, loud, and notorious Sing Sing prison.

The Dirty Side of the Drug War
by Ralph Reiland

Abuse, Racism, Torture, Savagery: Hollywood Pictures the Dark Side of American Prisons
by Mel Gutterman
The movies have documented a tradition of abuse in the American prison system that manifests itself in the photos of Abu Ghraib. (Read Article in PDF)

From Attica to Abu Ghraib-and a Prison Near You
by Norman Solomon
  (Read Article in PDF)

Criminal Behavior and the Ethics of Biological Intervention
by R.G. Weyant
With rapid developments in our understanding of the human brain, new neurochemical treatments for criminals are on the horizon.

Articles

America's Traditional Values-The Conscience of a Nation
by Charles E. Gray  
Some Americans may be surprised to learn the historical origins of our real national ethos.
 
Creative Controvery
A Humanist Charter School?

Why Humanists Should Embrace Charter Schools
by Jennifer Hancock  
 
Charter Schools Don't Solve Real Problems
by Lisa Swinehart  
 
Features

Letters to the Editor

The Issue At Hand
by Fred Edwords

UP FRONT:
We Kill Journalists: Part Two in an Unfortunately Continuing Series
by Michael I. Niman

Are Nonreligious Teenagers Really Deficient?
by Andrew Levison

Church & State:
Judge Allows Graduation in Church But ...
by Jeff Nall (Read Article in HTML)


Humanism 101
Ends and Means
by Roy Speckhardt (Read Article in PDF)


Worth Noting
by Karen Ann Gajewski

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