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Author Message Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6319 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Monday, January 17, 2011 - 5:42 pm:        A practice in the criminal justice system that is intended to increase justice is bound to decrease it it. This is a nonpartisan puzzle; people of all political persuasions will probably agree about the problem with this practice. What is it? Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin) New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 2657 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Monday, January 17, 2011 - 5:56 pm:        Juries relevant? Noel (Noel) New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2281 Registered: 7-2009 Posted on Monday, January 17, 2011 - 6:05 pm:        Innocent until proven guilty relevant? that the burden of proof is on the prosecutor/government? That suspects are sometimes held in jail before being found guilty or innocent? Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6321 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Monday, January 17, 2011 - 6:34 pm:        Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin) New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 2657 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Monday, January 17, 2011 - 5:56 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Juries relevant? no Noel (Noel) New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2281 Registered: 7-2009 Posted on Monday, January 17, 2011 - 6:05 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Innocent until proven guilty relevant? no that the burden of proof is on the prosecutor/government? noThat suspects are sometimes held in jail before being found guilty or innocent? yope Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo) New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4486 Registered: 5-2003 Posted on Monday, January 17, 2011 - 8:19 pm:        Does it have to do with prisons? Trials? Investigations? Redwine (Redwine) New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 176 Registered: 1-2011 Posted on Monday, January 17, 2011 - 9:11 pm:        Is it a written law? Or is it just a practice? Does it have to do with prosecutors? judges? attorneys? Potato (Potato) New member Username: Potato Post Number: 312 Registered: 7-2010 Posted on Monday, January 17, 2011 - 9:41 pm:        Are other jail inmates relevant? Violence? Drugs? Any sort of theft? Psychological problems? Suicide? Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11067 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Monday, January 17, 2011 - 10:18 pm:        Are any of the Amendments relevant? Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6322 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Monday, January 17, 2011 - 11:35 pm:        Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo) New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4486 Registered: 5-2003 Posted on Monday, January 17, 2011 - 8:19 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Does it have to do with prisons? yesish Trials? no Investigations? no Redwine (Redwine) New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 176 Registered: 1-2011 Posted on Monday, January 17, 2011 - 9:11 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is it a written law? I think not but am not sure Or is it just a practice? I think so but am not sure Does it have to do with prosecutors? judges? attorneys? yope for all Potato (Potato) New member Username: Potato Post Number: 312 Registered: 7-2010 Posted on Monday, January 17, 2011 - 9:41 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Are other jail inmates relevant? Violence? Drugs? Any sort of theft? Psychological problems? Suicide? none of these s relevant Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11067 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Monday, January 17, 2011 - 10:18 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Are any of the Amendments relevant? no Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn) New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 642 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 1:24 am:        Relevant that criminals are not found "innocent" but rather "not guilty" (which could include situations where there is a legal technicality but the criminal is obviously did the accused act, ir where there is lack of proof either way, etc.) Noel (Noel) New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2284 Registered: 7-2009 Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 1:28 am:        is posting bail/bond relevant? (I'm pretty fuzzy on the difference between these, but I know they're not the same). Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6324 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 4:54 pm:        Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn) New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 642 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 1:24 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Relevant that criminals are not found "innocent" but rather "not guilty" (which could include situations where there is a legal technicality but the criminal is obviously did the accused act, ir where there is lack of proof either way, etc.) no Noel (Noel) New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2284 Registered: 7-2009 Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 1:28 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) is posting bail/bond relevant? no(I'm pretty fuzzy on the difference between these, but I know they're not the same). Redwine (Redwine) New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 204 Registered: 1-2011 Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 5:07 pm:        Is it the practice concerning criminal proceedings? or rather substance of the criminal law (like types of crimes and punishments)? The practice is supposed to increase justice by: quicker proceedings? severer punishments? more efective proceedings? inavoidable punishments? Is the practice in favour of accused people? Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6326 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 8:08 pm:        Redwine (Redwine) New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 204 Registered: 1-2011 Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 5:07 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is it the practice concerning criminal proceedings? see next answer or rather substance of the criminal law (like types of crimes and punishments)? yes The practice is supposed to increase justice by: quicker proceedings? severer punishments? more efective proceedings? inavoidable punishments? no to all Is the practice in favour of accused people? yes Markobr (Markobr) New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 979 Registered: 5-2009 Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 8:29 pm:        Is it relevant that some people might find a given punishement more endurable than others? Is the relevant practice specific to the United States? To common law systems? Or is it usually also applied in Continental Europe? Sharia countries? China? Was it usually appied in the Eastern Bloc countires before the end of the 1980s? Would it have applied in 1750 England? 1550 England? 1250 England? 980 Iceland? The Roman Republic? Athens when Socrates was convicted? Redwine (Redwine) New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 220 Registered: 1-2011 Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 9:32 pm:        Is it relevant to criminal proceedings: from getting known about crime till catching the criminal? from catching the criminal till the trial? during the trial? from convicting the criminal till he goes out of jail? Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6327 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 11:29 pm:        Markobr (Markobr) New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 979 Registered: 5-2009 Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 8:29 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is it relevant that some people might find a given punishement more endurable than others?yes Is the relevant practice specific to the United States? To common law systems? Or is it usually also applied in Continental Europe? Sharia countries? China? Was it usually appied in the Eastern Bloc countires before the end of the 1980s? Would it have applied in 1750 England? 1550 England? 1250 England? 980 Iceland? The Roman Republic? Athens when Socrates was convicted? It occurs in the contemporary US & I'm not sure when or where else. No reason why it should be unique to the contemporary US, though.) Redwine (Redwine) New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 220 Registered: 1-2011 Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 9:32 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is it relevant to criminal proceedings: from getting known about crime till catching the criminal? no from catching the criminal till the trial? possibly during the trial?possibly from convicting the criminal till he goes out of jail? possibly Markobr (Markobr) New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 1002 Registered: 5-2009 Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 11:52 pm:        So, is the practice mostly about the conditions of imprisonment? Of a convicted criminal? Of someone suspected of a crime? And is there really no easily accessible information on whether or not the relevant practice is/was applied in any of the law systems I mentioned? Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6328 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 12:43 am:        Markobr (Markobr) New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 1002 Registered: 5-2009 Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 11:52 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) So, is the practice mostly about the conditions of imprisonment?It's entirely about that Of a convicted criminal? Of someone suspected of a crime? could be either And is there really no easily accessible information on whether or not the relevant practice is/was applied in any of the law systems I mentioned? not from a quick google search. There are plenty of google entries on the practice but I found no lists of when & where it occurs Markobr (Markobr) New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 1004 Registered: 5-2009 Posted on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 12:57 am:        Is anything of the following relevant: Possibility for the press to report about prisoners? Opportunity for prisoners to communicate with each other? Supervisory control of prison staff? Possibility for or obligation of prisoners to work? Separation or non-separation of different kinds of prisoners? Contacts between prisoners and visitors? Health care for prisoners? Possibility for prisoners to get certain objects? Certain information? Preferential treatment for some prisoners relevant? Refusal of preferential treatment? Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn) New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 657 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 3:17 am:        Kosher meat relevant? How if you're Jewish, you're allowed to request Kosher prison meat? And the meat is of significantly higher quality than the non-Kosher meat? Thus discriminating against non-Jews, when it existed to not discriminate against Jews? Redwine (Redwine) New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 233 Registered: 1-2011 Posted on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 10:27 am:        Does the practice concern every prisoner? Only female prisoners? Sick prisoners? Is any of the following relevant: prisoners' religion? prisoners' race? prisoners' health? prisoners' mental condition? prisoners' marital status? Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6329 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 7:24 pm:        Markobr (Markobr) New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 1004 Registered: 5-2009 Posted on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 12:57 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is anything of the following relevant: Possibility for the press to report about prisoners? noOpportunity for prisoners to communicate with each other? noSupervisory control of prison staff? yes Possibility for or obligation of prisoners to work? Separation or non-separation of different kinds of prisoners? yesContacts between prisoners and visitors? yesHealth care for prisoners? yesPossibility for prisoners to get certain objects? yes Certain information? yes Preferential treatment for some prisoners relevant? yes Refusal of preferential treatment? no Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn) New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 657 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 3:17 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Kosher meat relevant? noHow if you're Jewish, you're allowed to request Kosher prison meat? no And the meat is of significantly higher quality than the non-Kosher meat? noThus discriminating against non-Jews, when it existed to not discriminate against Jews? no--but that's an interesting point if the kosher meat really is better Redwine (Redwine) New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 233 Registered: 1-2011 Posted on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 10:27 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Does the practice concern every prisoner? noOnly female prisoners? noSick prisoners? noIs any of the following relevant: prisoners' religion? no prisoners' race? noprisoners' health? possibly but not necessarily prisoners' mental condition? noprisoners' marital status? no Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11202 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 10:03 pm:        Conjugal visits relevant? Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6330 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 11:29 pm:        Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11202 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 10:03 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Conjugal visits relevant?no Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11226 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 12:21 am:        Does the problem concern prisoners with more violent offenses? Noel (Noel) New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2294 Registered: 7-2009 Posted on Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 6:08 pm:        male vs. female prisoners relevant? high security vs minimum security prisons? Does it apply to white collar crime? Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6331 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Saturday, January 22, 2011 - 7:12 pm:        Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11226 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 12:21 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Does the problem concern prisoners with more violent offenses? probably less than with less violent offenses Noel (Noel) New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2294 Registered: 7-2009 Posted on Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 6:08 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) male vs. female prisoners relevant? nohigh security vs minimum security prisons? noish Does it apply to white collar crime? yes Redwine (Redwine) New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 248 Registered: 1-2011 Posted on Monday, January 24, 2011 - 12:28 pm:        Does the practice concern particularly those who have already been sencenced before (relapse)? Working prisoners? Isolation relevant? Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6339 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Monday, January 24, 2011 - 9:12 pm:        Redwine (Redwine) New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 248 Registered: 1-2011 Posted on Monday, January 24, 2011 - 12:28 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Does the practice concern particularly those who have already been sencenced before (relapse)? no Working prisoners? no Isolation relevant? yope Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11462 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 - 2:39 am:        Solitary confinement relevant? The length of solitary? Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6343 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 - 4:40 pm:        Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11462 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 - 2:39 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Solitary confinement relevant? noThe length of solitary? no Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin) New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 2941 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 - 4:41 pm:        Recap please? Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6344 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 - 5:24 pm:        Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin) New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 2941 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 - 4:41 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Recap please? Add the following to the puzzle description:the practice concerns imprisonment. It occurs in the present-day US & probably elsewhere as well. Doriana (Doriana) New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 473 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 - 5:27 pm:        Chronic diseases relevant? Disabilities? Impairments? Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6345 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 - 8:21 pm:        Doriana (Doriana) New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 473 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 - 5:27 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Chronic diseases relevant? no Disabilities? noImpairments? no Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11490 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 - 4:55 am:        Overcrowding of prisons relevant? Undercrowding? Redwine (Redwine) New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 268 Registered: 1-2011 Posted on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 - 4:29 pm:        Compensation for the unjust imprisonment relevant? Compensation for imprisonment conditions relevant? Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6346 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 - 4:57 pm:        Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11490 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 - 4:55 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Overcrowding of prisons relevant? possibly Undercrowding? no Redwine (Redwine) New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 268 Registered: 1-2011 Posted on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 - 4:29 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Compensation for the unjust imprisonment relevant? no Compensation for imprisonment conditions relevant? no Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11513 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Thursday, January 27, 2011 - 1:00 am:        Size of prison cells relevant? "Community time" with other prisoners? Redwine (Redwine) New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 277 Registered: 1-2011 Posted on Thursday, January 27, 2011 - 8:41 am:        Was the purpose of the practice ensuring equal conditions to all prisoners? Ensuring lighter conditions to certain types of prisoners? Ensuring harder conditions to certain types of prisoners? Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6348 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Friday, January 28, 2011 - 8:49 pm:        Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11513 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Thursday, January 27, 2011 - 1:00 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Size of prison cells relevant? no or maybe noish "Community time" with other prisoners? no Redwine (Redwine) New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 277 Registered: 1-2011 Posted on Thursday, January 27, 2011 - 8:41 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Was the purpose of the practice ensuring equal conditions to all prisoners?no Ensuring lighter conditions to certain types of prisoners? yesEnsuring harder conditions to certain types of prisoners? no Doriana (Doriana) New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 480 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Saturday, January 29, 2011 - 1:05 pm:        Is the literal meaning of "paved" relevant? Like, pavement? Floors in prison cells? Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6351 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Saturday, January 29, 2011 - 8:01 pm:        New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 480 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Saturday, January 29, 2011 - 1:05 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is the literal meaning of "paved" relevant? no Like, pavement? no Floors in prison cells? no Redwine (Redwine) New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 303 Registered: 1-2011 Posted on Saturday, January 29, 2011 - 10:46 pm:        Does this practice concern a single, specific priviledge granted to certain types of prisoners? Or is it rather a general way of treating them? Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6352 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Monday, January 31, 2011 - 8:42 pm:        Redwine (Redwine) New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 303 Registered: 1-2011 Posted on Saturday, January 29, 2011 - 10:46 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Does this practice concern a single, specific priviledge granted to certain types of prisoners? yesOr is it rather a general way of treating them?no Redwine (Redwine) New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 335 Registered: 1-2011 Posted on Wednesday, February 02, 2011 - 12:01 pm:        Does the practice in question involve: better food? bigger cells? probation? better healthcare? possibility to work? opportunity to contact family? what do prisoners have in cells? number of prisoners in the cells? Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6356 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Wednesday, February 02, 2011 - 6:36 pm:        Redwine (Redwine) New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 335 Registered: 1-2011 Posted on Wednesday, February 02, 2011 - 12:01 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Does the practice in question involve: better food? yesbigger cells? yes or yesishprobation? no better healthcare? possiblypossibility to work? possiblyopportunity to contact family? yes what do prisoners have in cells? yes or yesish number of prisoners in the cells? ditto Larru (Larru) New member Username: Larru Post Number: 1 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Thursday, February 03, 2011 - 12:12 am:        Is the LOCATION of the imprisonment relevant? If so, regarding: - where the crime took place? - where the accused was arrested? - where the arrest warrant was issued? - where the accused lives? Larru (Larru) New member Username: Larru Post Number: 2 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Thursday, February 03, 2011 - 12:25 am:        Is the LOCATION of the imprisonment relevant? If so, regarding: - where the crime took place? - where the accused was arrested? - where the arrest warrant was issued? - where the accused lives? Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6357 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Friday, February 04, 2011 - 3:45 pm:        Larru (Larru) New member Username: Larru Post Number: 1 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Thursday, February 03, 2011 - 12:12 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is the LOCATION of the imprisonment relevant? yes. GOOOOOD question!! If so, regarding: - where the crime took place? no - where the accused was arrested? no - where the arrest warrant was issued? no - where the accused lives? yes Doriana (Doriana) New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 549 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Friday, February 04, 2011 - 4:56 pm:        Is the distance between his home and the prison relevant? Is the type of house (detached house, apartment building etc.) that he lives in relevant? The type of neighbourhood (suburban, inner city, rich, poor)? Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6360 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Friday, February 04, 2011 - 8:58 pm:        Doriana (Doriana) New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 549 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Friday, February 04, 2011 - 4:56 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is the distance between his home and the prison relevant? yes Is the type of house (detached house, apartment building etc.) that he lives in relevant? yes The type of neighbourhood (suburban, inner city, rich, poor)?possibly Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6364 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Saturday, February 05, 2011 - 8:34 pm:        HINT: Think of a supposedly lenient way of dealing with people awaiting trial or convicted of non-violent offenses. Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11723 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Sunday, February 06, 2011 - 12:42 am:        House arrest relevant? Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11724 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Sunday, February 06, 2011 - 12:42 am:        ...on a similar note, ankle monitors relevant? Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6366 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Sunday, February 06, 2011 - 12:47 am:        Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11723 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Sunday, February 06, 2011 - 12:42 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) House arrest relevant? yes!! Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11724 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Sunday, February 06, 2011 - 12:42 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) ...on a similar note, ankle monitors relevant? see above *********** SPOILER *********************** House arrest seems like a lenient alternative to imprisonment, but as Alan Dershowitz has pointed out, it is "inherently discriminatory." Just think of the difference between house arrest in a mansion & in a hovel. And just look at my new puzzle at the bottom of the page. Doriana (Doriana) New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 551 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Sunday, February 06, 2011 - 3:08 am:        Interesting puzzle, especially because the concept of house arrest does not (or barely) exist in Germany. But you're right, the concept is discriminatory indeed. Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11734 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Sunday, February 06, 2011 - 5:38 pm:        I've never thought about how house arrest could be discriminatory, but now that you mention it, I also agree. Nimue (Nimue) New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 6371 Registered: 8-2001 Posted on Sunday, February 06, 2011 - 7:30 pm:        Interesting--I didn't know there was no(or almost no) house arrest in Germany.