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Texas Euthanasia- Lane Murray Style

Posted on August 15, 2010 by prm

Tweet Euthanasia Lane Murray Style A Report by Sherry A. Nance *544805 Lane Murray Unit K1A-87 1916 N. Highway 36 Bypass Gatesville, TX 76596 To Whom It May Concern: This report should be of interest to those of you who have … Continue reading →

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Politics, bigotry and prison policy

Posted on August 14, 2010 by prm

Tweet The right accuses the Obama administration of trying to promote the spread of AIDS By Megan McLemore Salon/iStockphoto With headlines like “Obama Administration Promoting the Transmission of AIDS” and “The Justice Department Wants You to Get AIDS and Die,” … Continue reading →

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A Death in Solitary: Did Corrections Officers Help an Inmate Kill Himself?

Posted on August 14, 2010 by prm

Tweet A convicted killer in Pennsylvania committed suicide in lock-down. His family is asking whether corrections officers helped him out. August 14, 2010 | When Matthew Bullock, a 32-year-old convicted killer, fashioned a noose from a bed sheet that he … Continue reading →

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Price Gouging Prison Collect Call System

Posted on August 13, 2010 by prm

Tweet http://www.aclu.org/blog/prisoners-rights/price-gouging-prison Today, President Obama signed the Cell Phone Contraband Act, which, as the name suggests, makes it a crime for prisoners to possess cell phones. But a little-known provision of the new law could have far more important effects … Continue reading →

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Obama Signs New Law, No More Cell Phones For Inmates

Posted on August 13, 2010 by prm

Tweet On August 11, 2010, by Mark Ryabtsev Charles Dharapak/AP San Francisco (Obama.net) – The prison system in the United States of America has been the subject of much criticism over the years. Some have argued that the inmates in … Continue reading →

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Years After Court Ruling, 165,000 CA Inmates Still Housed By Race

Posted on August 13, 2010 by prm

Tweet Five years after the U.S. Supreme Court said racial classifications alone couldn’t dictate prisoners’ cell assignments, about 165,000 California inmates are still housed based primarily on race, says the San Francisco Chronicle. Only four of the state’s 30 male prisons … Continue reading →

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WE ARE EVERYWHERE

Posted on June 18, 2010 by prm

Tweet For those who forget that the incarcerated humans in this country are indeed just that – HUMAN – I would like you to think on this the next time you talk about “inmates, criminals, convicts, etc…”. These humans have … Continue reading →

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