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Tag Archives: Human Rights
Welfare Recipients: Do You Voluntarily Want to Go to Prison?
Tweet As a non-partisan citizen of this country, it is extremely frustrating to watch and hear the current news cycle that has become enamored with some of the most outlandish ideas and concepts from both political parties. One of these … Continue reading
Share on FacebookCalifornia inmates still suffer from lapses in prison medical care
Tweet Michal Czerwonka/Getty Images The California Institution for Men prison fence is seen on August 19, 2009 in Chino, California Aug. 25, 2010 | Julie Small | KPCC Changes ordered by a federal receiver have brought better doctors and better … Continue reading
Share on FacebookLife without possibility of redemption
Tweet By A Public Defender I sat in a prison cell yesterday. And not your regular bullpen where they cram in 4 people who’re waiting to go to court. The real deal. Where our clients sleep at night (and often … Continue reading
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Posted in Criminal Justice System, Justice, Law, Prison Reform, Prisons, Uncategorized
Tagged California Prisons, Human Rights, Inmates, Justice, Law, Prisoners
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Prisons, Cages And Human Suffering
Tweet By Mary Hamer 16 August, 2010 Countercurrents.org *HARM: We the good, holy, saintly people of society who are free of sin – Condemn, shame & hate the criminals & prisoners in our society. & Yet as Regush states: “Everyone … Continue reading
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Posted in Criminal Justice System, Justice, Law, Prison Reform, Prisons, Uncategorized
Tagged Corrections, Human Rights, Inmates, Juvenile Justice, Prisoners, Prisons
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Police Beating Caught on Tape: Denver Men Want Officers Fired
Tweet Independent Denver Police Watchdog Says Officers Should Be Fired After Beating, Exaggerated Incident Report By CLAYTON SANDELL and SARAH NETTER Aug. 16, 2010 A pair of Denver friends have settled a lawsuit against the city after a controversial police … Continue reading
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Posted in Criminal Justice System, Law, Police Brutality
Tagged Excessive Force, Human Rights, Law, Police, Police Beating
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CDCR: No Goodbye’s, No Closure, and No Info….
Tweet Inmates’ deaths mean no chance to say good-bye Before Daniel Martin went back to prison, he told his wife, “I’m not coming back this time. I’m going to die in there.” Ten months later, on July 18, Yolanda Martin … Continue reading
Share on FacebookTexas Euthanasia- Lane Murray Style
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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Tagged Abuse, Healthcare, Human Rights, Inmates, Prisoners, Texas Prisons
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Years After Court Ruling, 165,000 CA Inmates Still Housed By Race
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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