Slightly Controversial: Prison Segregation

The Supreme Court finally ruled against Prison Segregation by race, affirming that the doctrine of "Separate but equal" is, and always will be, wrong. However, doubts still lingered if prison segregation should or could be used as a means of protecting inmates.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday all but overturned California's policy of housing new prison inmates by race, declaring that the temporary segregation must be halted unless state officials could show it was the only way to maintain safety and security.

It might be worthy of a debate to decide if segregation is necessary in some cases, but it is important to start the long road to Prison Reform with a victory, and this is clearly an important one.

Full Article at LA Times.