June Tangney, "Condemn the Crime, Not the Person"

American Civil Liberties Union: Prisoner Rights
The American Civil Liberties Union's National Prison Project Web site includes information about over-incarceration, health issues in prisons, prisoners' rights, and related news and legal documents.

Prison Policy Initiative
The Prison Policy Initiative is a nonprofit organization working for prison reform in the United States and "conducts research and advocacy on incarceration policy." This site features full text articles and reports, news clippings, and a large number of policy statements briefs.

"Prison Reform Talking Points"
In this The Nation article, Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow outlines eight reasons why the United States needs to reform and reconsider its incarceration practices.

Sentencing Alternatives: From Incarceration to Diversion
This site, maintained H. Michael Sternberg, a criminal defense attorney in Colorado, features definitions of various kinds of punishment, including incarceration, probation, and guilt and shame punishments.

"Torture on American Soil?"
John H. Richardson's 2009 Esquire article takes an in-depth look at the nation's prison systems and the inmates affected by them every day.