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'Excessive Sentencing': A Review of Louisiana and Maine

eastlaw wrote 18 minutes ago: The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) this week announced a new publicly avai … more →

Tags: Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution, Excessive, Graham, incarceration, Law, Louisiana, louisiana supreme court, Maine, Maine Constitution

America's Corrupt Justice System: Federal Private Prison Populations Grew by 784% in 10 Year Span

John Jacobsen wrote 5 hours ago: By David Harris-Gershon (@David_EHG) From 1999-2010, the total U.S. prison population rose 18 percen … more →

Tags: Government, Private Prisons

Crimes

brittanywile wrote 5 hours ago: I think myself into a box  Made of metal bars, tears and sweat When I’m alone memories don … more →

Tags: forget, Help, imagery, Life, Mind, Myself, Poetry, Psychology, Sadness

Alex Da Silva! I'm with you in Soledad, where you're sadder than I am.

antheakamalnath wrote 6 hours ago: “The truth always prevails. The human spirit is equally capable of triumph.” - Lines fro … more →

Tags: Alex da Silva, Allen Ginsberg, Handwriting, HOPE, Human Rights, letter-writing, Prison System, Soledad, Spirit

dark times

newamericanexile wrote 7 hours ago: Am I loveable?  I read my entry on this day last year and realize the trauma inflicted in my life an … more →

Tags: Addiction, Alcoholism, Archetypes, Asana, Balance, Black and White, Body Image, Breathing, Burning Out

Generals and soldiers2 comments

Jeff Nguyen wrote 9 hours ago: “I would like to raise my children to grow to be soldiers But then the general would decide wh … more →

Tags: Social Justice, activism, Civil Rights, Culture, hip-hop, Human Rights, Immortal technique, language, Literature

6th Md. Prison Guard Pleads Guilty In Assault

swinterstein wrote 11 hours ago: HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — The Justice Department says a sixth former Maryland prison guard has pl … more →

Tags: Local, News, beating, guard, Guilty, Hagerstown, Inmate, Maryland

| "Humanity Perseveres" at Guantanamo amid chaos of hunger strike!1 comment

truthaholics wrote 11 hours ago: “Humanity Perseveres” at Guantanamo Amid Chaos of Hunger Strike ~ Jason Leopold, The Fre … more →

Tags: World, Camp Delta, Center for Constitutional Rights, Freedom Of The Press Foundation, Guantanamo, Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Guantánamo Bay hunger strikes, human rights, hunger strike

Slavery: A 21st Century Evil - Prison Slaves

The King wrote 12 hours ago: … more →

Tags: Crime, God, Humanity, Jail, Money, Slavery

I want to go to jail!

Samuel Owen wrote 12 hours ago: Meet Kierran Batchelor, a 21-year-old miscreant from Britain. That’s his picture from his Facebook p … more →

Tags: Crime and Punishment, two perspectives, Crime and Justice, I want to go to jail, Kierran Batchelor, literary lawyer, probation

Vegan couple get life in prison for killing baby with vegan diet

mattcover wrote 13 hours ago: A vegan couple were sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for the death of their malnourished 6-week … more →

Tags: What's wrong with people?, Atlanta, Baby, Convicted, death, Vegans

Clarity Pyramid: Free

Kira wrote 13 hours ago: FREE captives break loose prison shackled slaves revolt against master’s rage fair treatment was the … more →

Tags: Clarity Pyramid, Poem, Poetry, Captives, Free, Freedom, slaves

Three teenagers among 49 Indian prisoners released

Shazia Hasan wrote 14 hours ago: A policeman (R) checks a number slip issued from a prison to a fisherman from India as he steps out … more →

Tags: Home/ Featured, Newspaper > Karachi, Pakistan > Featured, crossing Pakistani waters, Fishermen, India, Jail, Karachi, Pakistan

Book Review: Orange is the New Black by Piper Kerman

joannegreenberg wrote 14 hours ago: By Joanne Greenberg Piper Kerman at the 2010 Brooklyn Book Festival. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) This … more →

Tags: Book Reviews, #JusticeForFelix, Book Review, Deaf in Prison, #DeafInPrison.com, DoJ, illegal drug trade, JoanneGreenberg, Justice System

Technische Universität schließt Frauen von Studienbereichen aus

free saeed malekpour wrote 16 hours ago: Zamaaneh, 24. Mai 2013 – Die Technische Universität Isfahan wird Frauen in sieben Studienfäche … more →

Tags: Germany, 24. Mai 2013 – Die Technische Universität Isfahan wi, court, Evin, executions in iran, Goudarzi, Green Movement, imprisoned, Ingenieurwesen für natürliche Ressourcen und … Weit

Oh, Kanye, You Always Know Just What to Say

tessalaprofessa wrote 16 hours ago: Kanye West wants to be heard. Kanye on the Crown Fountain at Chicago’s Millennium Park He also … more →

Tags: Music Reviews, Politics 2, Kanye West, racism, Chicago, reception theory, new slaves, Saturday Night Live

You Can't Choose Your Circumstances, But You Can Choose Your Attitude!

pastorpresnell wrote 17 hours ago: Acts 16:16-40 The quotable John Maxwell once said this:  “Life can be likened to a grindstone. Wheth … more →

Tags: Sermon Illustrations and Devotionals, praise, acts, Joy, Prayer, paul, Acts of the Apostles, Attitude, circumstances

Man Pleads Guilty and Gets Two Years In Prison For Vandalizing Picasso Painting

Gallery Art Blog wrote 17 hours ago: Before and After of Pablo Picasso’s Woman in a Red Armchair, 1929 “HOUSTON (AP) — A man … more →

Tags: america, court, cubist, Expressionism, Fine Arts, impressionist, Legal, museum, Painting

Police/Crime Perspective From Local Vancouver Anarchists

copwatchvancouver wrote 17 hours ago: Copwatcher:  This article was written and published on uncountrollablevancouver, a new blog being wo … more →

Tags: Resources, Alexis Grigoropoulos, All Cops Are Bastards, anarchist, Anarchy, Anti-Capitalist, autonomy, Black Power, exarchia


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