🌎 Discussion: Criminal Justice, Prison Reform, Police Reform, and Other Criminal Justice Issues

[squeekness]

So much going wrong there I haven't got the words.

 

[blueharvest]

So much going wrong there I haven't got the words.

It gets worse:

 

[blueharvest]

Milwaukee police union should rethink endorsing a convicted felon and insurrectionist

It's unimaginable the Milwaukee Police Association could endorse an insurrectionist and convicted felon. It needs to rethink what it stands for.

www.jsonline.com

 

[blueharvest]

Medical provider to US jails failing to keep its patients alive, advocates say

Jails where NaphCare is contracted have seen the highest death tolls compared with any healthcare provider

www.theguardian.com

 

[squeekness]

Medical provider to US jails failing to keep its patients alive, advocates say

Jails where NaphCare is contracted have seen the highest death tolls compared with any healthcare provider

www.theguardian.com

Doesn't sound like they are providing much care at all.

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[squeekness]

Wow.... maybe the bad guy was SUPPOSED to get away...?

 

[blueharvest]

Feds Investigate California Prisons Where Women Say ‘Culture of Impunity’ Surrounded Abuse | KQED

The Department of Justice found “significant justification” to investigate whether California protected incarcerated people from sexual abuse by correctional officers.

www.kqed.org

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[blueharvest]

Wife of California prisoner wins $5.6m after ‘egregious’ prison strip-search

Lawyers for Christina Cardenas say she was sexually violated during search when she tried to visit husband

www.theguardian.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Attorney General Merrick Garland to denounce 'dangerous' and 'outrageous' attacks on DOJ prosecutors and personnel

Former President Donald Trump and his lawyers have claimed the DOJ has been weaponized to target him in an effort to keep him from being elected to another term.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

Judge rejects attempt to free Marcellus Williams, Missouri inmate facing execution

A judge declined to vacate the conviction and death sentence of Missouri inmate Marcellus Williams, who is set to be executed Sept. 24.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

 

[blueharvest]

Texas lawmakers show bipartisan support to try to stop a man's execution

A bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers is urging Gov. Greg Abbott and the state’s Board of Pardons and Paroles to halt an execution

www.independent.co.uk

 

[blueharvest]

New program will help inmates earn high school diplomas with tablets

A top supplier of digital devices for U.S. prisons is launching a new program to help incarcerated individuals earn a high school diploma by using the company’s tablets.

apnews.com

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[blueharvest]

OPINION: Incarcerated women struggle against a system built around the needs of men

In 2016, the White House convened a summit on women in the criminal justice system. It was an important topic to me then, and it remains so today.

www.usatoday.com

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Kentucky judge shot, killed in his chambers; sheriff arrested

One person is dead after a shooting at the Letcher County Courthouse.

www.wkyt.com

The Mountain Eagle is reporting that Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines is accused of shooting District Judge Kevin Mullins in his office.

 

[blueharvest]

The DOJ Has Always Had The Ability To Take Down Domestic Terrorists, Just Not The Desire

The FBI and DOJ have always felt comfortable going after Islamic extremists. That’s the sort of thing they like to do. They like it so much they’ll radicalize vulnerable people for the …

www.techdirt.com

 

[blueharvest]

South Carolina executes first man in 13 years despite new evidence of innocence

Khalil Divine Black Sun Allah, 46, killed by lethal injection days after state’s key witness recanted critical testimony

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

South Carolina executes first man in 13 years despite new evidence of innocence

Khalil Divine Black Sun Allah, 46, killed by lethal injection days after state’s key witness recanted critical testimony

www.theguardian.com

South Carolina executes first man in 13 years despite new evidence of innocence

Khalil Divine Black Sun Allah, 46, killed by lethal injection days after state’s key witness recanted critical testimony

www.theguardian.com

 

[squeekness]

The death penalty needs to go away.

 

[Lily Adler]