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The Justice Awards 09

volunteercentresouthderbyshire wrote 2 hours ago: The Justice Awards give staff and volunteers the opportunity to nominate their colleagues and teams, … more →

Tags: Volunteering, Awards, Volunteer, Volunteer Recognition, Working With Ex-Offenders

In Prisoners’ Wake, a Tide of Troubled Kids

prisonmovement wrote 1 day ago: Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times Adam Gaines, right, who spent over 13 years in prison, with his s … more →

Tags: Corrections/Correctional Officers, Crime, prison issues, incarceration, Juvenile/Youth

Did Santa Clara County DA wrongly send convict to death row?

prisonmovement wrote 1 day ago: By Tracey Kaplan Mercury News Joyce Allegro DON FERIA / SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS « 1 » I … more →

Tags: california news, Corrections/Correctional Officers, Crime, Government Corruption, Justice, Law, prisons and prisoners, Sentencing Laws, corrections

Incarceration Nation-who imprisons the most?

prisonmovement wrote 2 days ago: List of Countries with most Prisoners … more →

Tags: Crime, Justice, Law, prison issues, Sentencing Laws, incarceration, inmates

Justice For All?

prisonmovement wrote 2 days ago: Leonard Peltier demands his freedom By Judy Greenspan San Francisco Published Jul 2, 2009 7:27 PM A … more →

Tags: Federal Prison/Prisoners, Justice, murder, prison issues, Sentencing Laws, corrections, incarceration, Leonard Peltier, Prisoners/Inmates

California Juvenile crimes are 'strikes'

prisonmovement wrote 2 days ago: A judge can sentence an adult felon to life in prison under California’s “three strikes … more →

Tags: california news, Corrections/Correctional Officers, Crime, inmates, Justice, Law, prison issues, Sentencing Laws, corrections

Texas Inmates Feel The Heat

prisonmovement wrote 2 days ago: With no AC, they try to beat the heat with fans By ALLAN TURNER RIVERSIDE — Glowing like an atomic p … more →

Tags: Corrections/Correctional Officers, Human Rights, inmates, prison issues, Prisoner Abuse, prisons and prisoners, corrections, health, incarceration

Mirsad Bektašević - Swedish?

Escaping Perdition wrote 2 days ago: In the United States, there’s a difference between naturalized citizens and born citizens. The … more →

Tags: journalistic bias, collectivism, Sweden, Idiocracy, Socialism, Terrorism, Mirsad Bektasevic

Billy Timmins

machholz wrote 2 days ago: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages Billy Timmins (Wick … more →

Tags: Irish News, Wicklow News, Irish Politics, 1, Irish local community blog, Wicklow Blog, Wicklow communities blog, Wicklow resident associations, Wicklow TD's Dail comments

Release of the 'Holy Grail' of Torture Reports Delayed Again

rogerhollander wrote 3 days ago: Published on Thursday, July 2, 2009 by Huffington Post by Andy Worthington Today was supposed to be … more →

Tags: Torture, abu ghraib, Abu Zubaydah, accountability for torture, Acul, Andy Worthington, Bagram, C.I.A. inspector general, CIA torture

Oh Ronald. . .sorry, but you've got to stay behind bars

justandrewinzimbabwe wrote 4 days ago: With Jack Straw having denied parole to Ronald Biggs, one of the ‘great train robbers’, … more →

Tags: bernard madoff, great train robber, Prison, Ronald Biggs

A good way to save money...3 comments

Pete B wrote 4 days ago: There is consensus among those of us who aren’t Gordon Brown that, in real terms, public spend … more →

Tags: gordon brown, home office, Policy

Madoff takes it on the Chin, but what about his co-conspirators?1 comment

butnerblogspot wrote 4 days ago: Madoff's Mugshot On Monday, June 29th 2009, US District Court Judge Denny Chin handed the perpet … more →

Tags: Bi-partisan stupidity, Business, Civil Rights, Economy, Government, Government Corruption, International News, Legal, News

Mary Easley, Do you want some cheese with that whine?

butnerblogspot wrote 5 days ago: Mary please! Have you fallen and bumped your previously taxpayer funded head? At a time when the NC  … more →

Tags: bizarre news, Blogging, Business, Butner, Economy, Government, Government Corruption, Legal, Local

NO 'CRIMINAL EXPOSURE' FOR RUTH MADOFF

Paul Monti wrote 5 days ago: FEDS LACK EVIDENCE AGAINST BERNIE’S WIFE NEW YORK POST EXCLUSIVE By MURRAY WEISS, BRUCE GOLDI … more →

Tags: ruth madoff, bernie madoff, FBI, ponzi

Cheap Justice5 comments

CLTL wrote 5 days ago: Maeve Hickok is a writer and the managing editor at www.Earthzine.org, an online scientific and env … more →

Tags: CLTL, incarceration alternatives, changing lives through literature, Economy, Justice, pew center for the states

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olderwoman wrote 5 days ago: These are excerpts from two longer statements written by Ida Thomas, an older Black woman who only c … more →

Tags: Racial Conflict

Turf

olderwoman wrote 5 days ago: These are excerpts from two longer statements written by Ida Thomas, an older Black woman who only c … more →

Tags: prisons & criminal justice, Race and Ethnicity, racial/ethnic interactions, Racial Conflict, racial interactions

The kids are alright. Except for the black ones.1 comment

Jamelle wrote 5 days ago: Dwayne Betts, guest posting for Ta-Nehisi Coates, has written a really thought-provoking post on juv … more →

Tags: Black People, Policy, Politics, racism, juvenile life without parole, mandatory minimums, Supreme Court