Around the Blogs 10-02-06

The discussion of the gaps and similarities between legal scholarship and political science has started at Empirical Legal Studies and is living up to its promise. Be sure to check out the comments, too. . . . Real Cost of Prisons links to a three-part series from the Buffalo News on the ease and problems of getting drugs behind bars, which just seems counterintuitive to the general public, you know? . . . A sad story reminding us that there's a reason why heroin is outlawed, and also how futile and tragic it frequently ends up being (h/t Crim Law). Don't read it just before going to a party. Or to sleep.