The conventional wisdom these days is to keep criminals in prison longer.

Doing the job of fighting drugs and keeping criminals behind bars.

More cells to keep violent criminals as long as they should be kept.

That chain was not placed there by one of our people to keep the criminal or criminals inside.

And whatever their color, Americans know the justice system is not keeping dangerous criminals off the streets.

Congress must regulate the gun industry to keep children or criminals away from guns.

To most Americans, it seems like common sense: keeping dangerous criminals in prison longer will reduce crime and make life safer.

Bail is supposed to keep criminals from running away; where would I go?

The goal here is simply to keep criminals away from potential victims, thus reducing the number of crimes they can commit.

Society has an obligation to keep criminals in prison, not release them into the therapeutic culture.