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Brief • December 21, 2016
Filed under: Organizing, Protests, Police
Dundon v. Kirchmeier, ND, Affidavit of Cody Larson, Threats - Dakota Access Pipeline, 2016
Repurposing - New Beginnings for Closed Prisons POLICY BRIEF: REPURPOSING PRISONS Repurposing: New Beginnings for Closed Prisons Since 2011, at least 22 states have closed or announced closures for 94 state prisons and juvenile facilities, resulting in the elimination of over 48,000 state prison beds1 and an estimated cost savings …
The New Slave Revolt by By Chris Hedges, TruthDig A nationwide prison work stoppage and hunger strike, begun on Sept. 9, the 45th anniversary of the Attica uprising, have seen over 20,000 prisoners in about 30 prisons do what we on the outside should do—refuse to cooperate. “We will not only …
Reforms at New Orleans Jail Slow to Materialize; Death Reporting Problematic by David Reutter Federal monitors overseeing implementation of a consent decree concerning conditions at the Orleans Parish Prison (OPP) in New Orleans said they were “very concerned” about the lack of progress in implementing the agreement’s provisions. Forty-nine prisoners …
Photo of Prisoner Beaten by Georgia Gang Members Posted Online by Prisons are designed to be closed institutions, cut off from the rest of the world. Contraband cell phones, however, are opening them up and exposing the reality of what happens behind the walls. When Demetria Harris saw a photo …
Are French Prisons Radicalizing Muslim Prisoners? by Joe Watson The demographics inside French prisons have become a hot-button issue in the aftermath of eleven terrorist attacks that have occurred in France since January 2015. At least six individuals involved in those attacks are believed to have been inducted into radical …
Attica Prison Guards Who Viciously Beat Prisoner Avoid Jail Time but Lose Jobs by George Williams, now 33, was in his prison cell watching TV as the scene that would lead to his brutal beating unfolded below him. Williams’ ordeal began during mail call in New York’s Attica Correctional Facility. …
Prominent Texas Capital Defense Attorney Suspended for a Year by David Dow has near-legendary status among death penalty attorneys in Texas. He works pro bono for clients whose lives literally depend on him; he takes their cases after they arrive on death row, often seeking to right the wrongs committed …
Private Prison in Texas Closes after Riot Renders it Uninhabitable by Matthew Clarke On February 20, 2015, an uprising occurred at the Willacy County Correctional Center (WCCC), a private prison located in Raymondville, Texas that was operated by Utah-based Management and Training Corporation (MTC). The facility primarily housed criminal immigrant …
From the Editor by Paul Wright The 2016 elections are only a few weeks old and many people seem surprised that Donald Trump was elected president. What this means for prisoners at this point is a bit early to say, more so when juxtaposed against what might have happened had …
Publication • December 6, 2016
Filed under: Organizing, Prison Reform
New Directions - A blueprint for reforming California’s prison system to protect the public, reduce costs and rehabilitate inmates, CCPOA, 2010 -, ,, \ \ ,, , ,, ., , , , ,, ,, --- ------. -- - " --- --- ., , New Directions A blueprint for reforming California’s …
Publication • December 1, 2016
Filed under: Organizing, Voting
Breaking the Barriers to the Ballot Box - A Campaign to End Felon Disfranchisement, ACLU, 2008 BREAKING BARRIERS TO THE BALLOT BOX Felon Enfranchisement Toolkit Right to Vote: A Campaign to End Felony Disfranchisement www.aclu.org/righttovote Dear Friends, Right to Vote: A Campaign to End Felony Disfranchisement (Right to Vote) is …
Publication • December 1, 2016
Filed under: Organizing, Voting
Voting Law Changes in 2012, Brennan Center for Justice, 2012 brennan center for justice Voting L aw Changes in 2012 Wendy R. Weiser and Lawrence Norden Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law about the brennan center for justice The Brennan Center for Justice at New …
Publication • December 1, 2016
Filed under: Organizing, Voting
Purged - How a patchwork of flawed and inconsistent voting systems could deprive millions of Americans of the Right to Vote, ACLU, 2004 How a patchwork of flawed and inconsistent voting systems could deprive millions of Americans of the right to vote STATE REPORT CARDS Rating States On Each Purge …
Publication • December 1, 2016
Filed under: Organizing, Voting
De Facto Disenfranchisement, ACLU & NYU Law, 2008 De faCTo DIsenfRanChIsemenT Erika Wood and Rachel Bloom American Civil Liberties Union and Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law about the american civil liberties union The American Civil Liberties Union is the nation’s premier guardian of liberty, …
Publication • November 30, 2016
When I Die, They'll Send Me Home - Youth Sentenced to LWOP in CA, HRW, 2008 United States When I Die, They’ll Send Me Home Youth Sentenced to Life without Parole in California H U M A N R I G H T S W A T C H January …
Brief • November 29, 2016
Lilly v. City of New York, NY, Rothman Declaration in Support of Attorney's Fees, 2016 Case 1:16-cv-00322-ER Document 27 Filed 11/29/16 Page 1 of 20 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ---------------------------------------------------------------X KAYHEEM LILLY, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) -against) ) THE CITY OF NEW YORK; NYPD …
Extended Sentence by The formerly incarcerated are facing crippling prison debt when they get out, and it needs to stop. By Larry Schwartztol and Abby Shafroth, Slate When David Silva returned in 2006 from serving 38 months in New Jersey state prison for offenses related to his substance abuse, he faced more than …
"The System Abuses Us by Locking Us Up Forever": Aging Survivors Behind Bars by Victoria Law By Victoria Law, Truthout On October 6, 2016, 15-year-old Bresha Meadows will appear in an Ohio family court for the death of her abusive father. Meadows had spent a lifetime watching her father hit, …
Mass Incarceration In Rural Communities: Out of Sight, Out of Mind by By David Gutierrez, Harvard Political Review When the local economy of Susanville, California stagnated, the town tried to use a newly constructed prison as a recovery tool. Opened in the late 1990s, High Desert State Prison cost $272 million to build. High Desert, …
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