By John Solomon
How the government's punishing of the exposure of official wrongdoing can linger for years
South Dakota this year joined a growing list of states that have made non-fatal choking a felony crime.
More than 40 percent of ex-convicts commit crimes within three years of their release and wind up back behind bars, despite billions in taxpayer dollars spent on prison systems that are supposed to help rehabilitate them, according to a study released Wednesday.
Soon after prosecutor Michael Nifong was disbarred by the North Carolina Bar Association, the National District Attorneys Association issued its take on the case. "Nifong's case is rarer than human rabies," claimed Joshua Marquis, vice president of the group. "The defense bar is piling on and trying to claim this is typical behavior," he bitterly complained.
Soon after prosecutor Michael Nifong was disbarred by the North Carolina Bar Association, the National District Attorneys Association issued its take on the case. "Nifong's case is rarer than human rabies," claimed Joshua Marquis, vice president of the group. "The defense bar is piling on and trying to claim this is typical behavior," he bitterly complained.
