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Committing Journalism - The Prison Writings of Red Hog (Book Review)
By Dannie M. Martin & Peter Y. Sussman
Review by Bill Jeffcott
"I committed bank robbery and they put me in prison, and that was right. Then I committed journalism and they put me in the hole. And that was wrong." This is the opening statement in Dannie M. Martin's …
Review by Bill Jeffcott
"I committed bank robbery and they put me in prison, and that was right. Then I committed journalism and they put me in the hole. And that was wrong." This is the opening statement in Dannie M. Martin's …
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- Recovering Deleted Messages, Dec. 15, 2024. Media, Forensic Sciences, Searches - Cellphones/Computers/Internet.
- Allegheny County Settles Suit, Lifts Media Gag Policy for Pittsburgh Jail Employees, Dec. 15, 2024. Access to Media, Guards/Staff, Gag Order.
- San Quentin Brings in Hollywood, Moves Out California Death Row Prisoners, Dec. 15, 2024. Death Penalty/Death Row, Media.
- Arkansas Sheriff Grilled Over Hit Netflix Show Filmed at Jail, June 1, 2024. Jail Misconduct, Media.
- Fourth Circuit Finds No Defamation for Inaccurate Media Reporting of Criminal Record of Former Federal Prisoner in West Virginia, April 26, 2024. Media, Criminal History, Prior Conviction/Sentence/Incarceration, Defamation.
- New Head of “Constitutional Sheriffs” Calls MLK a “Thug”, Jan. 1, 2024. Racial Discrimination, Media.
- Citing Improvements at Mississippi State Prison at Parchman, Rappers Drop Suit, Oct. 15, 2023. Conditions of Confinement, Media, Tapes/Music.

