MTV on Puryear Nomination, Part 2

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Thu, 03/20/2008 - 11:03am — Bob

Here is part 2 of the Think MTV piece on the controversial nomination of Gus Puryear, CCA's former head lawyer, to the federal bench. It features our friend Alex Friedmann of Prison Legal News and the Private Corrections Insitute.

See part 1 here. We'll keep you updated on the developments from the Puryear nomination.