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Gary McKinnon: perceptions of prison...7 comments

endlesspsych wrote 2 weeks ago: The case of Gary McKinnons extradition to the United States has attracted much attention – mos … more →

Tags: discussion, Psychology, Politics, Aspergers, Gary McKinnon, extradtion treaty

The dark horizon.

therealdeals wrote 7 months ago: Even in the immediate wake of the attacks of September 11, 2001, I never understood the elevation of … more →

Tags: Politics, South Carolina Politics, racism, colossal stupidity, the southland, lindsay graham, Palmetto State, Tap Dancing, Morons

CLOSE TO HOME: Women are hidden in state prison crisis (US)

Lys Anzia wrote 8 months ago: BARBARA BLOOM – PressDemocrat.com (Petaluma, CA) – Wed 15 April, 2009 We are facing a co … more →

Tags: Women News Network Breaking News Portal, breaking women's news, international women's breaking news, women's breaking news, global women's breaking news, women's rights breaking news, human rights breaking news, World News, Women News Network - WNN

CLOSE TO HOME: Women are hidden in state prison crisis (US)

Lys Anzia wrote 8 months ago: BARBARA BLOOM – PressDemocrat.com (Petaluma, CA) – Wed 15 April, 2009 We are facing a co … more →

Tags: Women News Network Breaking News Portal, breaking women's news, international women's breaking news, women's breaking news, global women's breaking news, women's rights breaking news, human rights breaking news, World News, Women News Network - WNN

Pretending to be Civilized in an Epidemic of Institutional Sadism

rogerhollander wrote 8 months ago: Published on Sunday, March 29, 2009 by News-Journal (Daytona Beach, Fla.) by Pierre Tristam From the … more →

Tags: roger hollander, Guantanamo, abu ghraib, Torture, Solitary Confinement, Criminal Justice, Zero Tolerance, Prison Industry, Pierre Tristam

Jim Webb's courage v. the "pragmatism" excuse for politicians

rogerhollander wrote 8 months ago: Glenn Greenwald www.salon.com, Saturday March 28, 2009 09:02 EDT  There are few things rarer than a … more →

Tags: Drugs, roger hollander, war on drugs, obama, Criminal Justice, prisons, Glenn Greenwald, marijuana legalization, Russ Feingold

Releasing prison inmates to save tax dollars?176 comments

Lakshmi Gandhi wrote 10 months ago: From CNN’s Jack Cafferty: A California court says the state has to reduce its prison populatio … more →

Tags: Crime and Punishment

Update on Leonard Peltier1 comment

rogerhollander wrote 10 months ago: Michael Eckhardt January 26, 2009 www.freepress.org Update: 23 Jan 2009. We received a phone call fr … more →

Tags: Criminal Justice, First Nations, roger hollander, Leonard Peltier, michael eckhardt, native justice, michael kuzma, Bureau of Prisons, usp canaan

Prison statistics call U.S.'s priorities into question1 comment

Rainbow Warrior wrote 1 year ago: by Matt Petryni PUBLISHED ON 3/4/08 As of last Thursday, the United States, land of the free, is on … more →

Tags: Politics, War, prisons, US, united states, prisoners, Veterans, incarcerated, Hispanics

Green Prisons & FEMA Under Bush1 comment

weatherdem wrote 1 year ago: A prison in Washington state has developed a program to help reduce its operating costs.  In an effo … more →

Tags: media, Energy, Politics, Solar energy, wind energy, hurricane ike, organic farm, fema, Bush's failed government

Haunting Ghost Stories From US Prisons

askniterain wrote 1 year ago:   And then there are the haunted places you never want to stay in … like the many prisons … more →

Tags: Halloween, haunting, Ghost Stories, criminals

Prison Slave Labor: Fascism U.S.-Style3 comments

challengenewspaper wrote 1 year ago: Slavery is being practiced by the system under the color of law. Slavery 400 years ago, slavery toda … more →

Tags: racism, US, prisons, Prison Industrial Complex

US prisons: Growing Islam provides protection peace

Moin Ansari wrote 1 year ago: Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world and the fastest growing religion in America. Four … more →

Tags: Current Affairs, US Poli, US Hist, History of Muslims USA, US CA, muslims, Islam

Health Care Continuity in Jail, Prison and Community3 comments

noorslist wrote 1 year ago: Slide 1: Health Care Continuity in Jail, Prison and Community Thomas.Lincoln@bhs.org Hampden County … more →

Tags: Politics, health, Elections, Debt, prisons, Education, Jail, Imprisonment, Prison

Black and White History in Prisons and Society - Social Stratification

noorslist wrote 1 year ago: Slide 1: Black/White history • Jim Crow: Late 1800s to 1960s – System of formal Black-White segregat … more →

Tags: Politics, media, Elections, prisons, History, Jail, Imprisonment, Prison, incarceration

What is the Price of Failure? A Comparative Analysis of Prevention and Delinquency in US Prisons

noorslist wrote 1 year ago: Slide 1: What is the Price of Failure? A Comparative Analysis of Prevention and Delinquency Mary Mag … more →

Tags: Politics, health, Elections, prisons, Jail, Imprisonment, Victims, Education, incarceration

The High Cost of Imprisonment in America

noorslist wrote 1 year ago: U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report St … more →

Tags: Alcohol, Politics, careers, health, media, Elections, prisons, Jail, Imprisonment

The Court system Guilty or Innocent it doesn't matter in the USA!

slowdecline wrote 2 years ago: As is has been shown recently in Georgia and many other various locations across the country our jud … more →

Tags: Politics, Crime, drugs, the world jailer, drug war, Death Penalty, the worlds jailer, death, Judicial System

Should the US stop the Inhumane Racially Biased Murders carried out in the name of Justice?

slowdecline wrote 2 years ago: The American Bar Association released a report on Sunday which shows among other things the glaring … more →

Tags: Politics, USA, Crime, the world jailer, U.S. Legal System, death, Death Penalty, Jail


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