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| Title: | US: US Catholics Urge Reform Of Criminal-Justice System |
| Published On: | 2000-11-15 |
| Source: | San Jose Mercury News (CA) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-09-03 02:32:52 |
U.S. CATHOLICS URGE REFORM OF CRIMINAL-JUSTICE SYSTEM
Decrying a trend of more prisons and executions and too little education and
drug treatment, the United States' Roman Catholic bishops Wednesday will
call for sweeping changes of the nation's criminal-justice system.
By adopting a proposal spearheaded by Cardinal Roger M. Mahony of Los
Angeles, the bishops will reject mandatory sentencing laws and California's
``three strikes, you're out'' law as ``simplistic'' solutions to crime.
Decrying a trend of more prisons and executions and too little education and
drug treatment, the United States' Roman Catholic bishops Wednesday will
call for sweeping changes of the nation's criminal-justice system.
By adopting a proposal spearheaded by Cardinal Roger M. Mahony of Los
Angeles, the bishops will reject mandatory sentencing laws and California's
``three strikes, you're out'' law as ``simplistic'' solutions to crime.
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