Mayor Fischer leads hunger walk on Thanksgiving eve

Mayor Fischer leads hunger walk on Thanksgiving eve

Hunger Wars: Join the Fight

Hunger Wars: Join the Fight

Louisville Philanthropists Recognized

Louisville Philanthropists Recognized

Compassionate Louisville Marks 3rd Anniversary

Compassionate Louisville Marks 3rd Anniversary

Highlands Adult Day & Health Care helps families struggling with elder care for dementia

Highlands Adult Day & Health Care helps families struggling with elder care for dementia

St. George Celebrates 50 years serving West Louisville youth

St. George Celebrates 50 years serving West Louisville youth

Solidarity Rally in Louisville for Peoples Climate March in New York

Solidarity Rally in Louisville for Peoples Climate March in New York

Sharing health and hope: Louisville based non-profit exports surplus medical supplies to needy areas, a tangible expression of compassionate Louisville.

Sharing health and hope: Louisville based non-profit exports surplus medical supplies to needy areas, a tangible expression of compassionate Louisville.

View of Cahoots, a well known Bardstown Road landmark

View of Cahoots, a well known Bardstown Road landmark

Classic Louisville White Castle at 7th & Broadway being replaced by an upadated White Castle

Classic Louisville White Castle at 7th & Broadway being replaced by an upadated White Castle

Ohio River bridges @ Louisville: a picture gallery

Ohio River bridges @ Louisville: a picture gallery

See Pictures from Best of Louisville 2014

See Pictures from Best of Louisville 2014

Historic Church on Bardstown Road for Sale

Historic Church on Bardstown Road for Sale

Demolition of Iconic Silos Along I-65 and U of L Campus Begins on July 28th

Demolition of Iconic Silos Along I-65 and U of L Campus Begins on July 28th

300 Kentuckiana children finding their inner science superstar

300 Kentuckiana children finding their inner science superstar

Grassroots Rally for a PlantPure Nation Draws 'The China Study' Author to Louisville

Grassroots Rally for a PlantPure Nation Draws 'The China Study' Author to Louisville

Kentucky Gay Pride Parade

Kentucky Gay Pride Parade

Pictures of the Ohio River from the Riverwalk

Pictures of the Ohio River from the Riverwalk

Iroquois Park Alive! Nature Springs to Life in Iroquois Park

Iroquois Park Alive! Nature Springs to Life in Iroquois Park

Iroquois Park Alive! Nature Springs to Life in Iroquois Park

Iroquois Park Alive! Nature Springs to Life in Iroquois Park

Kind or Punitive?

1840: "No country administers its criminal law with more kindness than the United States. (Tocqueville, "Democracy in America").

 2013: "Today, the United States' system of criminal justice ranks among the world's most punitive." (Traci Burch, "Trading Democracy for Justice..." University of Chicago Press, 2013).