From Prison Culture Blog: [T]he Sentencing Project released a new report about private prisons titled “Too Good To Be True.” The report details the history of private prisons in America, documents the increase in their use, and examines their supposed benefits. Among the report’s major findings: From 1999 to 2010…
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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. Resisting Gender Violence Without Cops or Prisons ~ An…
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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. Criminal Injustice: Giving Thanks By Kay Whitlock Tonight, Criminal…
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From Colorlines: California prisoner advocate groups have raised alarm about a string of suicides in California state prisons committed by inmates who participated in hunger strikes this year to demand an end to inhumane conditions. In recent months Alex Machado and Johnny Owens Vick, who were both housed in Pelican…
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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. On State Violence, White Male Privilege, and “Occupy” by…
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From ThinkProgress: The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to consider whether juveniles convicted of killing someone may be locked up for life with no chance of parole. The justices will examine two cases from the South involving young killers; the Equal Justice Initiative brought both cases and says six dozen…
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From Prison Culture Blog: This video makes the connection between lynching, racism, and the current practice of state-sanctioned killing. (5)
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From Prison Culture Blog: As part of my ongoing interest in the history of prisons in the U.S. and especially in the convict leasing system, I am sharing excerpts from an article published in a magazine called “The Literary Digest” in June 1914. I came across this article as part…
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