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Prisoner Cemetery for the Unclaimed Dead in Texas

7, Jan 2012

Texas Prisoner Burials Are a Gentle Touch in a Punitive System Manny Fernandez, New York Times (January 05, 2012) At a cemetery in Texas, murderers and other convicts whose bodies are unclaimed can be interred and, for a few moments, remembered. A really interesting article on the cemetery used by Texas prison officials for unclaimed [...]

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More Americans Choosing Cremation to Save Money

11, Dec 2011

In Tough Times, a Boom in Cremations as a Way to Save Money Kevin Sack, The New York Times (December 09, 2011) If current American trends hold, in 2017, more bodies will be cremated than buried, and funeral directors say the cost is a major factor in the decision. When the Death Reference Desk started [...]

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Cook County Gives Unclaimed Dead Bodies a Two Week Notice (sort of…)

9, Oct 2011

Under Recent Policy, Cook County Begins Donating Unclaimed Bodies after 2 Weeks Cadavers that are left in morgue are given to medical research Becky Schlikerman, William Lee and Ronnie Reese, Chicago Tribune (October 04, 2011) Medical Examiner: Families Who Object to Body Donation Can Opt for Burial Becky Schlikerman, Chicago Tribune (October 05, 2011) There [...]

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The War On Death

23, Jul 2011

Death and Budgets David Brooks, New York Times (July 15, 2011) Much of the budget mess may stem from a deep cultural antipathy toward recognizing our own mortality. The Quagmire: How American Medicine is Destroying Itself Daniel Callahan and Sherwin B. Nuland, The New Republic (July 15, 2011) Since the American political system (read: mostly [...]

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No More Big Dead Tombs in China

22, Apr 2011

As China’s Income Gap Grows, Tombs Are a Target Sharon LaFraniere, The New York Times (April 22, 2011) From the bottom end of this article: On paper, low-cost burials have been national policy since at least 1997, when State Decree 225 ordered cemetery land conserved and “thrifty funeral arrangements” promoted. The Pine Tree of Longevity, [...]

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