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. Inmate with HIV/AIDS claims court disclosure was cruel and unusual punishment. 2021.
Orr, John. Federal felines. 1993.
Orr, John. Mail call. 1994.
Orr, John. Talking in circles. 1994.
Hartman, Kenneth. Truth in sentencing?. 1995-01-15.
Hartman, Kenneth. Still pursuing the punishment fallacy. 1995-07-02.
Greenwald, Jesse M.. An unappreciative witness to the execution of Jimmie Jeffers. 1995-09-12.
Hartman, Kenneth. America the punisher, America the punished. 1996-01.
Arroyo, Bryant. Prison can make a person change for the better. 2000-08-23.
Orr, John. County erections. 2001.