CDCR: No Goodbye’s, No Closure, and No Info….
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,...
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Debating the cost of a three-strikes sentence
Story by Alexa Vaughn Supporters and opponents bounce between salient statistics and tragic stories when debating California’s current Three Strikes and You’re Out law, which locks up criminals...
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The Old and The Ill
Today more than ever, inmates are growing old and dying in prison – and costing the state several millions of dollars. The most expensive California prisoners have medical bills ranging from $100,000...
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California Cities Struggling Under Wave of Corruption
Scott Martelle Contributor (Aug. 16) — Call it the New Jersey of the West. Recent revelations of exorbitant salaries paid to top officials in the Southern California city of Bell are only the latest...
View ArticlePolice Beating Caught on Tape: Denver Men Want Officers Fired
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...
View ArticlePrisons, Cages And Human Suffering
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. &...
View ArticleLife without possibility of redemption
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...
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Life without parole for children?
Courts, lawmakers, DAs at odds over sentencing for young killers By Merrill Balassone Jonathan Medina – Merced Sun-Star – A 14-year-old boy who killed a young father at a child’s birthday party in...
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California inmates still suffer from lapses in prison medical care
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...
View ArticleWelfare Recipients: Do You Voluntarily Want to Go to Prison?
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...
View ArticleI am in love with your blog! Thank you for bringing awareness to injustices!...
daww, thank you. Yes, awareness is half battle. So many people just dont know what really goes on in the Criminal Justice System!! I have a WordPress blog too…lots of info there!! thanks for your...
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The school-to-prison pipeline strikes again.
Cops Go Undercover at High School to Bust Special-Needs Kid for Pot: Why Are Police So Desperate to Throw Kids in Jail? Photo Credit: shutterstock.com By Kristen Gwynne Californians Doug and Catherine...
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Senate Accepts Deal to Kick Formerly Incarcerated Off Food Benefits
Senate Accepts Deal to Kick Formerly Incarcerated Off Food Benefits Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images Yesterday, Sen. Vitter of Louisiana offered up an amendment to permanently drop anyone ever...
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Public Schoolteachers’ Pensions Are Partially Funded by Private Prisons
Public Schoolteachers’ Pensions Are Partially Funded by Private Prisons Photo via Flickr user Rennett Stowe By Ray Downs Public schools and prisons are becoming increasingly linked—police officers are...
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Murder by Cop: a growing crisis in ‘Murica
Murder by Cop: a growing crisis in ‘Murica It was happening before Rodney King, but that is when ‘Murica really seemed to take notice- violent beatings as the hands of those sworn to protect and serve....
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What it Costs When We Don’t Educate Inmates for Life After Prison
What it Costs When We Don’t Educate Inmates for Life After Prison Share on Facebook
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Should felony-murder rule be overturned?
William Van Poyck is scheduled to be executed on Wednesday at 6 p.m. for the 1987 murder of Glades Correctional Institution guard Fred Griffis during an escape attempt outside a West Palm Beach...
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