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Jim Webb's courage v. the "pragmatism" excuse for politicians - Glenn Greenwald »
Posted by: berkeley 8 months ago in Political News
There are few things rarer than a major politician doing something that is genuinely courageous and principled, but Jim Webb's impassioned commitment to fundamental ...
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California told to prepare massive prisoner release
| Reuters »Posted by: calitennflo 3 months, 4 weeks ago in News
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - U.S. judges on Tuesday told California to prepare to release more than 40,000 of its 150,000 inmates to reduce ...
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U.S. Rebuffs U.N. Requests for Guantanamo Visits, Data on CIA Prisons »
Posted by: berkeley 4 months, 1 week ago in Political News
The Obama administration has declined requests from U.N. human rights investigators for information on secret prisons and for private interviews with inmates at the ...
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Secret Prisons and Sovereignty | CommonDreams.org »
Posted by: populist 3 months, 1 week ago in Political Opinion
Legal black holes such as Bagram are the physical manifestation of the 'state of exception' beloved of leaders throughout history
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Opening California cell doors can free up needed budget money »
Posted by: berkeley 3 months, 2 weeks ago in Political Opinion
On Aug. 4, a panel of three federal judges ordered California to reduce its prison population to address grossly deficient medical and mental healthcare systems ...
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Obama says some Guantanamo prisoners will come to U.S. »
Posted by: gbunker 6 months, 2 weeks ago in Political News
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Iraqi Journalist Who Threw Shoes at Bush Was Tortured in Jail, His Brother Says »
Posted by: iamamaniac 11 months, 2 weeks ago in News
BAGHDAD — The television reporter who threw his shoes at President Bush was burned by a cigarette in the hours after his arrest on Dec. 14 ...
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Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme released from prison - CNN.com »
Posted by: JoeModerate 3 months, 2 weeks ago in News
Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme was released from federal custody Friday, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Bureau of Prisons said.
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America's Toughest Prisons »
Posted by: steven01 5 months, 1 week ago in Arts & Entertainment
Documentary series unlocking the truth about some of America's most notorious prisons. In the desert outside Phoenix, Arizona, Maricopa County Jail boasts Tent City ...
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Christians to show solidarity with Eritrea's prisoners of conscience »
Posted by: sunline 6 months, 2 weeks ago in News
Eritrea’s 18 year anniversary of independence will be marked by Christians this weekend with events in solidarity with thousands of prisoners of conscience, including ...
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Life Inside Minimum Security Federal Prisons »
Posted by: charlesbrewer534 8 months, 1 week ago in Arts & Entertainment
I used to think that Minimum Security Federal Prisons were a piece of cake. After reading this, I think I will continue to be a ...
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New torture revelations surface »
Posted by: happychimpnews 3 months, 2 weeks ago in News
Details of the CIA secret prison program has been released, by the man who helped design them. The article describes the system of secret prisons ...
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Psychologists offer ways to improve prison environments »
Posted by: pkrf1end 3 months, 3 weeks ago in News
U.S. prisons are too punitive and oftPsychologists offer ways to improve prison environment, reduce violent crimeen fail to rehabilitate, but targeting prisoners' behavior, reducing ...
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Tobacco barred from prison »
Posted by: vitalis 3 months, 4 weeks ago in News
Beginning today, ashes are all that will remain of tobacco products on prison property in Marion.
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The Marion Correction Institution (MCI), which consists of the ...Read (2) | Share | Discuss (0) | Read Full Story at vitalisnews.com
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