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Category Archives: Prisons

Is Obama’s War on Weed Coming to an End?

August 13, 2013

By Rady Ananda Activist Post Attorney General Eric Holder today announced an Obama Administration policy change on mandatory sentences as …

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Jailbirds add life to UK prison famous for torturing suffragists

October 28, 2011

By Rady Ananda The British Hen Welfare Trust re-homed 20 commercial hens at HM Prison Holloway on Oct. 3, as …

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Who is Georgia protecting by killing Troy Davis?

September 20, 2011

By Rady Ananda Former Georgia Governor and US President, Jimmy Carter, along with former FBI Director, William S. Sessions, among …

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Ontario Cops Gone Wild: False arrests, beatings, tasers, and naked detentions

July 18, 2011

By Rady Ananda Ontario police have a penchant for brutality, sexual assault and false arrest, the latest example exposed during …

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Military funding precludes Medicare for All

August 15, 2009

Here are some toons and graphs that capture the zeitgeist:

Swine flu at prisons means loss of visitation rights, court dates for all

June 27, 2009

By Rady Ananda Court appearances and visitations are being suspended as H1N1 (swine flu) appears in the prison system. At …

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Obama Increases Number of Prisons, Cops

June 13, 2009

May 12, 2009 By Rady Ananda President Obama’s 2010 budget proposes $105 million for two new federal prisons. The new …

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Robbin’ the Hood

June 11, 2009

March 1, 2009 By Rady Ananda Remember when you could pay all your bills and still save?  Remember when you …

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Kevorkian: The Right to Die and Other 9th Amendment Freedoms

June 10, 2009

On his June 3, 2011 passing, see Kevorkian’s call to defeat the cacocracy By Rady Ananda Loving compassion for terminally ill …

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Perversion of Justice: Gulag America

June 10, 2009

December 27, 2008 By Rady Ananda In 1925, the US jailed 1 in 100,000 women.  In 2006, it jailed 1 …

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