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Having lived in Russia in the years before the collapse of the Soviet Union, Gerard S. Williams writes that, while NATO and Ukraine cannot cede the eastern portion of that country, they must admit Russia's very real security concerns that date back to the post-World War II era and peace talks should begin around those concerns.

The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world, and minimum mandatory sentencing laws are a major contributor. A former Broward County prosecutor writes that the laws are unjust and contribute to prison overcrowding that can lead to the release of violent criminals.

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A former prosecutor and current defense lawyer writes that for all the flack they get, his clients invariably prefer private prisons to the state-run alternative. Instead of focusing on private prisons, Gerard Williams argues, reform-minded individuals should be focused on rethinking entirely what incarceration means for nonviolent offenders.