W. Scott Cole
United States
- Colorado
BIOGRAPHY
Mr. Cole is a 62 year old freelance writer and aspiring author from Colorado. He has had over 15 years experience with the criminal justice system and advocates sensible reform. When not working or writing, he volunteers for a non-profit that provides furniture to homeless veterans who are trying to get off the streets by graduating from a VA program that helps them overcome their demons and find stable housing. He also sits on the non-profit's Board as Director of Communications He enjoys camping, fishing, and most other outdoor activities.
LATEST OPINIONS
It’s About Education, Not Just Race
March 21, 2019
There are Secret Courts in the United States
March 14, 2019
The Problem with Red Flag Laws
March 07, 2019
We Lost the Drug War
February 28, 2019
The Eighth Amendment is Alive and Well
February 22, 2019
Because They Deserve It
February 14, 2019
Civil Asset Forfeiture- Valid Law Enforcement Tool or Legal Theft?
February 06, 2019
A Good Name Goes Bad
January 31, 2019
Every Good Reform Starts With One Success Story
January 24, 2019
More Reasons to End the Death Penalty
January 17, 2019
The Modern Era’s “Humane” Executions
January 10, 2019
Inside the First Step Act
December 31, 2018
The Top 5 Criminal Justice Reforms of 2018
December 25, 2018
What Christmas Is Like In Prison
December 20, 2018
The Other Separation Crises
December 13, 2018
What Good are Those Registries?
December 06, 2018
How Many Wrongful Convictions Are Too Many?
November 29, 2018
Sometimes They Get It Right
November 22, 2018
And Now for Something Really Different
November 14, 2018
It Wasn’t Even Close
November 07, 2018
The Truth About Prison Medical Care
November 01, 2018
The Secret Courts of the United States
October 25, 2018
The Beginning of the End of Prison Slavery?
October 18, 2018
A New Model for the US Prison System
October 10, 2018
When Does the Punishment End? (Part Four)
October 03, 2018
When Does the Punishment End? (Part Three)
September 26, 2018
When Does the Punishment End? (Part Two)
September 19, 2018
When Does the Punishment End? (Part One)
September 16, 2018
Alternative Sentencing Does Work
September 12, 2018
Prison Labor or Slavery… You Decide
September 03, 2018
The Real Cost of Prisons
August 26, 2018
It’s Time to Reform the Bail Bond System
August 19, 2018
The Next Step in Criminal Justice Reform
August 12, 2018
Felons and the Second Amendment
August 05, 2018
Justice or Retribution?
July 29, 2018
Recidivism by the Numbers - Part Two
July 20, 2018
Recidivism by the Numbers- Part 1
July 15, 2018
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Plea Bargains
July 08, 2018
The Second Step
July 02, 2018
A Huge First Step
June 24, 2018
Justice and the Sixth Amendment
June 17, 2018
Private Prisons: Dealing in Human Misery
June 10, 2018
One Fast, Easy Way to Reduce Recidivism
June 03, 2018
The Reality of Police Perjury
May 27, 2018
There Are Too Many People in Our Prisons
May 18, 2018
How Dangerous Are Infirm Inmates?
May 11, 2018
Rehabilitation of Prison Inmates (Part 2)
May 03, 2018
Rehabilitation of Prison Inmates
April 27, 2018
Slavery Is Alive and Well in The U.S.
April 20, 2018
What Isolation Does
April 13, 2018
We Can Do Better
April 05, 2018
Should the Death Penalty be Abolished?
March 29, 2018
