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Monday Morning Jumpstart: It?s still darn cold edition

By Gideon

When will it get warm in the mornings? Let’s hope it is soon. I can’t take this cold weather much longer. Here are some posts and stories to keep you distracted while that raindrop melts:

• Talkleft has the latest shaming punishment from Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
• The Courant has this exhaustive feature on a former CT probation officer and his victims - whom he abused - and how they turned into abusers themselves.
• Jamie Spencer writes about overcriminalization and its impact on our youth.
• Mark Bennett talks about the impact of sheltered lives in the criminal justice system (and he’s talking about prosecutors and defenders).
• Have Opinion, Will Travel brings us that sad but whimsical tale of two parents who got into a serious fight over which gang their 4-year old will join: will he be a Crip or a Westside Baller?
• The Juries blog covers two contrasting stories of post-verdict contact with jurors.
• The upcoming week is going to be a very interesting one at SCOTUS.
• Scott highlights the problem with the low rates paid to SPDs.

That’s all I have so far. Have a great day!

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Full post as published by A Public Defender on April 14, 2008 (boomark / email).