† Criminal InJustice is a weekly series devoted to taking action against inequities in the U.S. criminal justice system. Nancy A. Heitzeg, Professor of Sociology and Race/Ethnicity, is the Editor of CI. Criminal Injustice is published every Wednesday at 6 pm CST. Pelican Bay Prison – One Year Later, Policy…
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Criminal InJustice† is a weekly series devoted to taking action against inequities in the U.S. criminal justice system. Nancy A. Heitzeg, Professor of Sociology and Race/Ethnicity, is the Editor of CI. Criminal InJustice is published every Wednesday at 6 pm CST. The Dying Death Penalty: Why Connecticut’s Recent Repeal Paves…
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From Institute for Southern Studies: In an in-depth piece in the New Orleans Times-Picayune this weekend, writer Cindy Chang looks at one of the key driving factor behind the world’s lock-up capital: “cold, hard cash.” In Louisiana, it’s not just big for-profit prison companies — it’s small-town entrepreneurial sheriffs who…
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Visit the site and enter your wages to compare them to the Mittrate. (6)
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From Colorlines: No longer able to defend themselves on Voter ID and Kill at Will legislation they helped popularize — as much as they tried — American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is finally dropping both from their agenda, announcing today that they will focus on free market, anti-regulation policies. In…
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From Institute for Southern Studies: At least five major companies and one foundation have severed support for the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC — part of a growing national campaign that has linked the corporate advocacy group to voter ID laws and “Stand Your Ground” gun legislation highlighted in…
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From New American Media: 2011 saw a record number of laws restricting abortion in U.S. states. It also saw a record number of state anti-immigrant laws. Coincidence? Maybe not. In 2011, U.S. states enacted 135 new reproductive health provisions, 92 of them seeking to restrict abortion. In 2000, 13 states…
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Hans Bennett for Angola3News: On April 17, Amnesty International is hand delivering (alongside Robert King and other supporters) their petition to Governor Bobby Jindal at the State Capitol Building in Baton Rouge, LA, demanding the immediate transfer of Herman Wallace and Albert Woodfox from solitary confinement. The petition was first…
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