Tag: prison industry
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#OITNB: Making Prison Kooky and Adorable?
Orange is the New Black Season 3 review: Why did the show lose all its darkness?: “Netflix’s Orange Is the New Black, the third season of which arrives in its entirety on Friday, is a quintessential dramedy. Set among inmates at a low-security women’s prison, the series has addressed racism, solitary confinement, overdoses, and predatory…
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#NewWorldNextWeek: Episode199 – War In Europe, FBI Forensic Fraud, #NoTechTuesday
NewWorldNextWeek.com: Episode199 – War In Europe, FBI Forensic Fraud, #NoTechTuesday Welcome to New World Next Week – the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in open source intelligence news. This week: Story #1: Obama Announces Expanded Sanctions Against Russia as EU Aligns Ukraine Economy Shrinks…
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Drug Supplier for ‘Monsignor Meth’ Gets 5 Years
from abcnews.go.com: A man who supplied nearly 10 pounds of methamphetamine to a drug operation run by a Catholic priest dubbed Monsignor Meth was sentenced Wednesday to more than five years in prison, telling a judge he was overcome by his addiction and never intended to become such a big dealer. Chad McCluskey, 44, of…
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Sudan Woman Sentenced to Death for Christianity Gives Birth in Prison
from religion.blogs.cnn.com: A Sudanese woman sentenced to die for refusing to renounce her Christianity has given birth to a girl in prison, her lawyers said Tuesday. Meriam Yehya Ibrahim, 27, delivered her baby Monday at a women’s prison in Khartoum, but her husband was not allowed to be present for the birth, sources told CNN.…
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Satanic Inmate Sues Reno Jail for Religious Meals
from elkodaily.com: A Nevada inmate who says he practices Satanism is accusing county jailers of violating his constitutional rights by denying him meals consistent with the strict diet of his pagan religion, including ice cream. Alex C. Snelson, 33, is serving two to six years in state prison for possession of a stolen car after…
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Deadline Live: Jack Blood on Media/Memes
Media Monarchy joins Jack Blood this month to break down spook TV, Mumia media, drone drills, ‘this day in history’ and much more on Deadline Live! Download/Subscribe
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Female inmates sterilized in California prisons without approval
from sacbee.com: Doctors under contract with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation sterilized nearly 150 female inmates from 2006 to 2010 without required state approvals, the Center for Investigative Reporting has found. At least 148 women received tubal ligations in violation of prison rules during those five years – and there are perhaps 100…
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How the Drug War Fuels a New Racial Caste System in America
from alternet.org: A racial caste system is alive and well in America. For reasons that have stunningly little to do with crime or crime rates, we, as a nation, have chosen to lock up more than two million people behind bars. Millions more are on probation or parole, or branded felons for life and thus…
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Portugal: Number of Drug Addicts Halved a Decade After Drug Decriminalization
Over a decade has passed since Portugal changed its philosophy from labeling drug users as criminals to labeling them as people affected by a disease. This time lapse has allowed statistics to develop and in time, has made Portugal an example to follow.
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#Newspurge: It’s Not My Place
Econocrash: Rhode Island First State to Pass Homeless Bill of Rights* Five dead after German gunman ‘took hostages when bailiffs arrived to evict him from his flat’* Video: Chris Hedges Says: “Brace Yourself” – The American Empire is over and the descent is going to be horrifying; Slow motion coup d’etat underway* Video: “We are…
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Inmates Taunt Sandusky With Pink Floyd Anthem
After being stripped of all dignity and facing a minimum of 60 years in prison on child sex abuse convictions, it’s been reported that disgraced ex-coach Jerry Sandusky was further shamed upon arriving at a Bellefonte prison by inmates taunting him with rounds of the lyric “Hey, teacher! Leave those kids alone” from “The Wall.”
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New Zealand Sex Offenders To Be Tracked By Satellite
Tracking high-risk sex offenders in “real time” using satellite technology will give “peace of mind” to the public, Corrections minister Anne Tolley says.
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As Murder And Mayhem Skyrocket, Chicagoland Police Partner Up With ‘Anti-Violence’ Group CeaseFire
“The Interrupters,” the acclaimed documentary about the Chicago-based anti-violence group CeaseFire, caught Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s attention.
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#Newspurge: Rising Sun Blues
Rockefellers and Rothschilds Unite: Two of the world’s greatest family dynasties, are pooling their vast resources // Al Qaeda and the West team up to frame Syrian government for massacre // Buffett to buy newspapers; Berkshire claims he won’t influence content // Outsourcing Surveillance: Watching dissidents is a booming business in China // Oregon county…
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5 Special Interest Groups That Help Keep Marijuana Illegal
Last year, over 850,000 people in America were arrested for marijuana-related crimes.