Withholding material evidence is sufficient to overturn Melissa Lucio's conviction

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Juvenile detention makes young offenders more likely to commit violent crimes

Convicted prisoners should retain voting rights

The death penalty should be abolished

Holocaust denial should be criminalized

All recreational drugs should be legalized

Cash bail should be abolished

Tourists should avoid destinations whose governments criminalize same-sex relationships

Crimes committed by minors should never be punished with life without parole

Parents should be held legally responsible for their children’s crimes

The death penalty is justified for certain crimes

The Defense Department, not DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin, should decide Hasan’s execution broadcast

Society would be safer with fewer police officers

Prisons should focus on rehabilitation, not punishment

Christa Pike’s recovery warrants a new sentencing hearing after Tennessee’s failed execution

A failed execution calls for a safer procedure rather than cancellation of the sentence

Strict retention limits and independent audits are better than a blanket ban on police license-plate readers

Violent minors should be tried as adults

Prison sentences should be determined by rehabilitation potential rather than punishment

Forgiveness should always be possible, regardless of the crime

The justice system is too lenient on criminals