Prisons & Corrections
Life In - And After - Prison
"More than 2.3 million people in the United States are in prison or jail.
Here, talks that speak to the experience of life behind bars—and
different perspectives on what can make it a rehabilitating experience." TED Talks - 8 brief videos
It's Time to Pay Prisoners the Minimum Wage
"Prison labor has long existed in a 'legal black hole, as David Fathi of
the ACLU puts it.... '[Prison labor] seems more common than it did ten or twenty
years ago. And a real concern is that employers, whether they’re public
or private, are naturally going to be attracted by a uniquely docile and
powerless, and literally captive labor force.'"
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Ten Things You Can Do to Reduce Incarceration
The United States has 5 percent of the world's population and 25 percent of the world's prisoners. Criminologists have found that when too many people are incarcerated the crime rate actually increases. Imagine if we spent some of the $60 billion a year prisons cost on education, job training and healthcare. Paul Butler, a law professor, former federal prosecutor and author of Let's Get Free: A Hip-Hop Theory of Justice suggests ways to undo the damage caused by overincarceration.
If you have state specific resources send them to nationtenthings@gmail.com.
1 Do your jury duty. If you are a juror in a non-violent drug case, vote not guilty. Jury nullification--an acquittal based on principle--is perfectly legal. The framers intended jurors to be a check on unjust prosecutions and bad laws. Click here for more information.
2 Pay a kid to graduate. A report by the RAND Corporation found that paying students to finish high school prevented more crime than the toughest sentencing laws. Dropping out of school creates a high risk of ending up in jail. Work with your community group or place of worship to create a program to pay at-risk students to graduate from high school.
Mysterious Private Security Firm Gets Control Of Empty Jail In Small Montana Town
Justin Elliott | September 30, 2009, 3:16PM
A shadowy private security company that has no known clients but claims to have helped foreign governments combat terrorism and will protect anything from cruise ships to Pakistani convoys has taken over a jail in a small Montana town, with plans to build a law enforcement training facility on the property.
Michael Hilton
The state legislature is looking into the matter and residents of Hardin, MT, were alarmed last week when executives from the firm, American Police Force, showed up in the town, which does not have its own police department, with Mercedes SUVs bearing "City Of Hardin Police Department" decals.
And the town has had to tamp down reports on conspiracy Web sites that APF plans to impose experimental H1N1 vaccines on residents under threat of quarantine in the jail.
Dying, Paralyzed Amputee Susan Atkins Denied Parole
By Jeralyn,
California's parole board yesterday denied parole for Susan Atkins. Atkins has served more than 40 years in prison for her role in the Sharon Tate/LaBianca murders. She has served more time than any other female inmate in California history.
She is dying of cancer, paralyzed and several years ago had a leg amputated. She's no threat to society. Susan Atkins was sentenced to life with parole -- not life without parole. They are not the same thing. [More...]
Parole boards have a duty to consider more than just the severity of the offense. Susan Atkins has had a model record of behavior while in prison. By only considering the heinousness of the crime, the parole board has usurped the power of the court and nullified her sentence, unilaterally changing it to life without parole.
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