Pubdate: Thu, 27 Jan 2005
Source: Wisconsin State Journal (WI)
Section: Spectrum, Page F1
Copyright: 2005 Madison Newspapers, Inc.
Contact:  http://www.wisconsinstatejournal.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/506
Author: Judy Ashford

COURTS BLIND, TOO

Nothing could put a stunning exclamation point on your excellent series on 
prisons and corrections than the news story in Sunday's paper about Mirwais 
Ali being deported to Afghanistan as punishment for violations of the law. 
In addition to the state's tunnel vision approach to imprisonment, the 
court system also is unable or unwilling to consider personal circumstances 
in applying the letter of the law. Deporting Ali in this instance is itself 
shameful and wrong.

Judy Ashford

Merrimac