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Some Illinois residents struggling to pay off their debt have yet another thing to worry about: getting thrown in jail.
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One child at a time
Teen’s NFL Dreams Squashed By Fake Rape Claim, Woman Confesses 10 Years Later:: The kidnap-rape conviction of a once-promising prep football star was dismissed…... A man accused of luring 6-year-old Etan Patz into the basement of a convenience store with the promise of a soda in 1979 and strangling him was charged with ... 
Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., founder and president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, will welcome Sabrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, the parents of Trayvon Martin, as special guests at the live international broadcast of Saturday Morning Forum on Saturday, May 26. Benjamin Crump, the Florida attorney representing the family, will accompany them. “We are calling for all mothers and fathers who have lost their children to gun violence to join us this Saturday,” said Rev. Jackson. “Nearly 30,000 people a year die as a result of gun violence in the United States. One hundred thousand a year are injured, requiring medical treatment and hospitalization that contributes to our crisis in public health. None of us are safe until all of us are safe.” Ms. Fulton has said the appearances she has made around the country at different churches and rallies aren’t just for her son but for all young people who might be victims of racial profiling. “I’m not just working for Trayvon,” she said. “I’m working on behalf of other kids, their futures, and I’m fighting for them. It’s so easy for me to cry right now, but I can’t because I have work to do. I was forced into this position, but I believe God is using me.” Saturday Morning Forum airs live on the WORD Network and WVON 1690 AM The Talk of Chicago at 11:00 AM EST/10:00 AM CST. The program can also be streamed live Here A judge has overturned the conviction of Brian Banks - a former high school football star and prized college recruit who served more than five years in priso... 
“Viol en réunion : La plainte contre Lang et Hollande est recevable” [enreg. num. 12/244, TGI Paris] “M. Verdin, le père de Laureen, une enfant décédée d’une MST contractée lors des viols en réunion dont elle a été victime, a déposé une plainte contre Lang, Hollande (…). Celle-ci vient d’être jugée recevable, donc un juge d’instruction devrait (…) instruire." * VIDEO , témoignage du père de la victime M. Verdin : http://affairesfamiliales.wordpress.com/2012/05/24/la-plainte-pour-viol-en-reunion-contre-lang-hollande-est-recevable/ 
Prisoners at a notorious Virginia prison have begun a hunger strike against what they say are harsh conditions and abuses. 
Clive Henry, a former UPS Courier Service worker is appealing a race discrimination tribunal decision claiming that the judge deliberately dismissed key evidence in his case. 
Get the latest news from the BBC in Leeds: Local website with breaking news, sport, weather and travel from the area plus in-depth features, analysis, audio and video coverage; listen to BBC Radio Leeds live and catch-up with local TV news. Medomsley Hero Kevin Young on BBC Radio Leeds at 2pm: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/england/leeds_and_west_yorkshire/
'Frequent and severe' sexual violence alleged at women's prison in Alabama
Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women in Alabama is facing complaints of sexual misconduct by guards. Sexual misconduct by male correctional staff toward inmates at Alabama's Tutwiler Prison for Women is "commonplace" and has resulted in numerous women becoming pregnant while incarcerated, a complaint filed with the U.S. Department of Justice alleges. Equal Justice Initiative, a private nonprofit organization, filed the complaint about the all-female prison in Wetumpka, Ala., Tuesday after receiving dozens of claims of sexual misconduct involving male staff between 2004 and 2011. In interviews with more than 50 women incarcerated at the prison, EJI said it discovered "frequent and severe officer-on-inmate sexual violence," ranging from women being coerced into performing sexual favors in exchange for contraband goods to rape by a male correctional staff member while another male officer served as a lookout. Even in instances in which abuse was confirmed, perpetrators received little more than a slap on the wrist, EJI Executive Director Bryan Stevenson told msnbc.com. "In the last two years, the person who received the harshest sentence was a man who got six months in jail," Stevenson said. "This was for a woman who was raped and became pregnant. The baby was born, and DNA confirmed it was his." Had the rape occurred outside prison confines, the sentence could have been 50 years to life in prison, he said. "It actually makes you think you can do this with impunity," he said. Instead of punishing the staff committing the offenses, Tutwiler punished the women when they tried to report the incidents, Stevenson said. Anyone who reported sexual abuse at Tutwiler was called a liar by the warden and routinely placed in segregated cells with privileges revoked. Tutwiler Prison Warden Frank Albright did not return a phone call from msnbc.com on Wednesday, but the Alabama Department of Corrections said it has a zero-tolerance policy for sexual offenses. “This is a matter of grave concern to me,” Alabama Corrections Commissioner Kim Thomas said in a press release. “From the beginning of my watch, I have made it very clear to my staff that custodial sexual misconduct will not be tolerated and is an especially egregious offense to me. We take every action possible to prevent it from happening and if it does, we undertake prompt corrective employee discipline and pursue criminal prosecution where applicable.” But according to EJI's investigation, the Alabama Department of Corrections has been under-reporting data on sexual misconduct. None has been provided since September 2010, despite at least four Tutwiler employees being indicted on charges of abuse during 2011, according to court records. Report: Nearly 10 percent of inmates suffer sexual abuse The Department of Justice did not respond to msnbc.com's questions about how they are handling the complaint. It's not clear from the EJI's investigation how many claims of sexual harassment the group has received from the prison, which has a capacity of 956 inmates. Just last week, the Justice Department published a report on sexual abuse in state prisons, local jails, and post-release treatment facilities across the country. Nearly one in 10 prisoners suffers sexual abuse while incarcerated, the report said. In 2007, a Justice Department report ranked Tutwiler as the women's prison with the most sexual assaults, and 11th among all the prisons studied. Even after the 2007 federal report, Tutwiler policies on sexual misconduct continued to be lax, Stevenson alleged. "Male guards shouldn't be going into the showers and exploiting the vulnerability of women when they're naked and exposed," Stevenson said. "Many states have regulations that restrict these kind of breaches. They haven't done that at Tutwiler." In fact, Stephenson thinks sexual assault is even more widespread at the prison than his group has found. "We think there are a lot more people who have information that they want to share that didn't feel comfortable doing that," he said. "I'm hoping the public exposure and scrutiny will make people feel comfortable to step forward." Since filing the complaint, EJI has heard from many women who alleged abuse. "We've gotten some calls this morning from women who seemed so grateful and relieved that finally, some light has been shed on this." Freedom Archives -- Free All Political Prisoners! Detroit's pastors are launching a series of Night Walks to help push back against violence. 
by Bill Maloney TODAY: BREAKTHROUGH FOR ‘THE MEDOMSLEY HEROES’ and victims of prolific paedophile and senior prison officer Neville Husband of the ‘former’ Me…... 
Dan Petry knows firsthand about Police Brutality and corruption- the victim of a police scandal 32 years ago- he now speaks out against the corruption that goes on in many police departments nation wide. My spoken word about how the Judicial System has not only failed me but thousands of others who deserve a second chance but haven't been afforded one. |
Baltimore: Reinstate PP Eddie Conway's Friend of a Friend Prison Youth Mentoring Program!
by Dominque Stevenson: PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION AT http://www.change.org/petitions/department-of-public-safety-and-correctional-services-reinstate-friend-of-a-friend-at-jessup-correctional-institution PLEASE BE PRESENT AND SPREAD THE WORD - Tuesday, May 29, 2012 - 8:30 a.m. -- Maryland State Government Public Safety & Correctional Services Dept - 6776 Reisterstown Rd, Baltimore, MD Members of Friend of a Friend, Students Against Mass Incarceration and other organizations are meeting with a Public Safety commissioner on Tuesday to demand reinstatement of our program at the Jessup Correctional Institution. We are asking folks to come out to show community support for FOF and community based programming in MD. prisons. FOF was founded by political prisoner Eddie Conway and other concerned men in the prison system to provide mentoring to young prisoners. It is currently in 5 prisons around the state, but the program was shut down at JCI in April with no explanation. Let's show Public Safety and Corrections that Baltimore and DC support our folks inside! We will gather in the parking lot before the meeting at 9am. We want as many bodies to be present at that meeting to force their hand, but we also want to provide another way of showing support. Please sign the petition so that we can effectively fight and win against this unethical closure of a positive and powerful program ------------------- DREAD TIMES - Dedicated to the free flow of information - http://www.dreadtimes.com
New Area Code - PLEASE READ Be sure you read this and pass it on.
New Area Code - PLEASE READ Be sure you read this and pass it on. This one is being distributed all over the US ... This is pretty scary, especially given the way they try to get you to call. Be sure you read this and pass it on. They get you to call by telling you that it is information about a family member who has been ill or to tell you someone has been arrested, died, or to let you know you have won a wonderful prize, etc.. In each case, you are told to call the 809 number right away. Since there are so many new area codes these days, people unknowingly return these calls. If you call from the U.S. , you will apparently be charged The charges afterward can become a real nightmare. That's because you did actually make the call. If you complain, both your local phone company and your long distance carrier will not want to get involved and will most likely tell you that they are simply providing the billing for the foreign company. You'll end up dealing with a foreign company that argues they have done nothing wrong. Please forward this entire message to your friends, family and colleagues to help them become aware of this scam. AT&T VERIFIES IT'S TRUE: http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=6045 SNOPES VERIFIES IT'S TRUE:
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Here is the latest news from Memphis from our Redemption Project advocate, Stephen Sydebotham: I have spent the last four days (Sunday thru Thursday) in Memphis, Tennessee, visiting James Prindle... A local doctor is offering help for bullying victims. 
http://www.amnesty.org/en/region/usa/rep...
Forty-three men were executed during the year, and concerns about cruel prison conditions continued. Scores of detainees remained in indefinite military detention at Guantánamo. The administration announced its intention to pursue the death penalty against six … 
An upcoming referendum raises the hope of ending the death penalty--but also brings up important debates among activists. As of now, 137 people have been pardoned from death row through DNA evidence. GlenChapman is one those individuals who was found innocent after 15 years on d... There has been an update in the Trayvon Martin case, the update may hurt the defense. Four witnesses have come out and changed the stories they told investig... Some "anti-racist" contend that white people either of their own volition or through education efforts, can not be used to challenge and/or overthrow White S... Two teens have been charged in the murder of a security guard. Janet Alder, sister of Christopher Alder, speaks about her fight to secure justice after her brother's death in police custody. 
We the undersigned call upon the Government of Nashville Tennessee to free Cyntoia Brown from prison as she was wrongly convicted as an adult at the age of 16 https://twitter.com/#!/CyntoiaBrown http://cyntoiabrown-irishgreeneyes.blogspot.com/?spref=tw http://www.facebook.com/groups/192470997459888/348915888482064/?notif_t=like #410593 |
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