Weekly Reader

A weekly(ish) compilation of interesting reads around the internet:

1. States rethink mandatory sentences: http://www.vera.org/pubs/mandatory-sentences-playbook-for-change

2. Treating Prisoners With Dignity Can Reduce Crime: http://www.nationaljournal.com/next-america/perspectives/treating-prisoners-with-dignity-can-reduce-crime-20140522

3. Is the Tough on Crime Movement on Its Way Out? http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/sentencing-reform-the-end-tough-crime

4. The Healthy Way to Forgive Yourself: http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/the_healthy_way_to_forgive_yourself

5. 7 Things Mindfulness Practitioners Do Differently: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/elisha-goldstein-phd/7-things-mindful-people-d_b_5413559.html