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Arizona’s Parole Merry-go-Round

Guest Opinion//February 15, 2020//[read_meter]

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Arizona’s Parole Merry-go-Round

Arizona’s Parole Merry-go-Round

Guest Opinion//February 15, 2020//[read_meter]

State-run parole and probation programs are designed to keep persons convicted of crimes—including a very large number of non-violent crimes—out of prison.  But in Arizona, according to a recent Council of State...

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