Pubdate: Mon, 18 Aug 2014
Source: Denver Post (CO)
Copyright: 2014 The Denver Post Corp
Contact:  http://www.denverpost.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/122
Author: Arthur N. Gilbert
Page: 15A

JUDGE KANE AND SHERIFF TROUBLES

Re: "Feisty federal judge knows all about challenging authority," 
Aug. 13 news story.

It was delightful to see Judge John Kane's picture on the front page 
of The Denver Post and to read the excellent article on this great 
jurist. What was left out, however, was Judge Kane's well-known stand 
on the great American drug war. Every year, Judge Kane is a featured 
speaker in my drug war class, where he emphasizes the sad story of 
the incarceration of largely young minority males to lengthy prison 
sentences for minor offenses. Judge Kane offers his expertise on why 
and how the United States-which has 5 percent of the world's 
populaton and more than 25 percent of the world's prisoners-became a 
carceral state. Judge Kane is a fearless fighter for justice and in 
particular racial justice in America. At a time when Colorado leads 
the nation in changing directions, Judge Kane needs to be recognized 
as a pioneer in drug reform.

Arthur N. Gilbert,

Denver

The writer is a professor at the University of Denver's Josef Korbel 
School of International Studies.
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