Judge Tells Young Defendant He Would Be 'Raped Every Day' If He Goes to Jail
A New Mexico judge decided to eschew subtleties when she gave a first-time offender a very explicit picture of what life in jail might be like.
A Generation Scarred By Scary Sex Ed
The message I got from sex ed was this: sex will kill you. Turns out I wasn't alone. And such scare tactics may not be effective.
The Brazilian Blowout Formaldehyde Controversy
Lately, the "Brazilian Blowout" — a relaxing treatment that results in lustrous locks — has been under the gun for its use of formaldehyde in amounts well above what the FDA condones.
Juvie Program Takes Bad Girls To Women's Prison To Scare Them Straight
A documentary from 2004 about female teenage juvenile delinquents called Girls In Trouble reran on MSNBC recently. The film takes a look at the practices of different facilities and the measures they take to try to keep girls from returning to the system as adults. One district has a program that takes juvie girls on…
