CarolannieJun 3

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#RacistPrisons #USPrisonSystem

https://seattlemedium.com/todd-chrisley-fights-for-reform/

Chrisley’s Prison Confession: A White Man Finally Says What Black America’s Known

Todd Chrisley, reality TV star, speaks out on racism in federal prison, sparking conversations about unequal treatment of Black inmates.

The Seattle Medium
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Since 2017, it’s been a requirement of Texas law that an outside authority investigate all jail deaths. That’s not happening in Tarrant County, where at least 70 people have died in jail custody since the current sheriff, Bill Waybourn, took office eight years ago. Waybourn — a Republican — was elected for a third term in November, but @bolts looks at how conservatives are starting to ask questions after gun rights activist Mason Yancy died in custody last December. “Some lawmakers’ answer to preventable deaths in county jails looks like a cover up: limit independent investigations, limit public information, limit oversight, limit liability,” Krishnaveni Gundu, co-founder and executive director of the Texas Jail Project, told Bolts.

https://boltsmag.org/texas-jail-death-investigations/

#Texas #Law #Crime #USLaw #USPrisonSystem #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

Officials Play “Accountability Ping Pong” With Jail Deaths in Texas - Bolts

A bipartisan push for jail oversight comes after a North Texas sheriff flouted state law mandating independent investigations of deaths on his watch.

Bolts
Show threadFlipboardApr 18

When she was 15, April Barber Scales was convinced by the man, twice her age, who had impregnated her, to set her grandparents’ house on fire. Her grandparents died, and Barber Scales received two consecutive life sentences without parole. In 2022, she had been in prison for 31 years when under a clemency program for juvenile lifers established by then North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, she was released. Since then, she has completed an associate’s degree and is now finishing a bachelor’s in criminal justice. She works, volunteers, studies, and thrives. @bolts reports on other successes from the program, and how those who remain in jail hope it continues under the governorship of Josh Stein.

https://boltsmag.org/north-carolina-juvenile-life-sentences/

#NorthCarolina #USPrisonSystem #Crime #USNews #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

11/15

In North Carolina, Juvenile Lifers See a Pathway to Freedom - Bolts

After North Carolina's previous governor granted clemency to people sentenced to life in prison as minors, others with juvenile life sentences are hoping for a new administration that also believes in second chances.

Bolts
BedastGPTMar 21

There’s the argument that the reason lawful travelers are having their visas revoked and then being arrested and imprisoned is ICE doing whatever they can to meet the president’s quotas.

And there’s likely truth to this, but I suspect it’s not the whole truth.

If it was just about the EO and quotas, then border rejection or immediate deportation would be on the table for these people. However, that’s not what we’re seeing. These people are being taken, arrested, detained, then imprisoned with no legal representation, no ability to leave the country willingly, and no care.

If this is about ICE quotas, why keep them?

The US operates private for profit corporate prisons. They receive funding from state and federal government based on occupation of the prison. This incentivizes them to hold on to detainees however possible. This has been a known issue in the US for decades, and they now have a new source of prisoner inflow.

With no due process, they really can’t tell them why they are there, how long they will be there, etc. They just know federal law enforcement has arrested someone and they want to hold them to fill their pockets full of taxpayer money.

It’s worth understanding that this well will dry up. As they continue their attacks on undocumented immigrants and tourists stop coming here, they will need another source of prisoners.

Who will they attack next?

#USpol #ICE #Prisons #Prison #USPrisonSystem #Capitalism #Greed

kidadai XOct 2, 2023

Let’s Abolish Systems That Criminalize and Punish Survivors of Abuse | Truthout https://truthout.org/articles/lets-abolish-systems-that-criminalize-and-punish-survivors-of-abuse/

https://truthout.org/articles/lets-abolish-systems-that-criminalize-and-punish-survivors-of-abuse/

#usprisonsystem #usracism #abuseinprison

Let’s Abolish Systems That Criminalize and Punish Survivors of Abuse

courts often reject domestic and sexual violence as legitimate justifications for self-defense.

Truthout
kidadai XOct 2, 2023

As a Black Woman Accused of Killing a White Man, I Was Never Innocent Until Proven Guilty | Truthout https://truthout.org/articles/as-a-black-woman-accused-of-killing-a-white-man-i-was-never-innocent-until-proven-guilty/?utm_source=Truthout&utm_campaign=7272f01064-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_05_16_12_47_COPY_01&utm_term=0_bbb541a1db-df72203684-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D

#usracism #usprisons #womeninprison #abuseinprison #usracisticprisonsystem #usprisonsystem #oppressionofwomen #SystemicOpression #OppressionIndustrialCompkex

As a Black Woman Accused of Killing a White Man, I Was Never Innocent Until Proven Guilty

If we left behind the oppressive systems that deprive people of their very freedom, what could we create instead?

Truthout
Antisap' 🖤 🏴 🎶Mar 6, 2023

https://inv.bp.projectsegfau.lt/watch?v=mWgkpHiV3Fs

#InsideStory #VICENews #USPrisonSystem
Arrested for a stillbirth

This Woman Was Sentenced for Manslaughter for a Stillbirth | Inside Story

We learn how prosecutors in Oklahoma can turn one of the darkest days in a mother’s life into a prison term, discuss drug policy with Dr. Carl Hart and hear how Tarra Simmons went from incarceration, to writing legislation as a lawmaker. Inside Story is a first-of-its-kind new series created to engage with and bring information to one of America’s largest news deserts - its prisons and jails. A collaboration with The Marshall Project and developed by formerly incarcerated people, including host Lawrence Bartley, Inside Story brings critical accountability and investigative journalism on the criminal justice system to incarcerated people across the country. Check out The Marshall Project here: https://www.themarshallproject.org/ 00:00 - Intro 01:14 - Pregnant & Struggling With Addiction 09:37 - Overdose Deaths in Prison Are on the Rise 17:20 - The First Felon Elected to Washington State's Office Help keep VICE News’ fearless reporting free for millions by making a one-time or ongoing contribution here. - https://vice.com/contribute Subscribe to VICE News here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-News Check out more VICE News on VICE TV starting at 10p Thursdays. Follow VICE News here: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@vicenews?lang=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vicenews Twitter: https://twitter.com/vicenews Instagram: http://instagram.com/vicenews More videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideo Follow VICE World News here: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@viceworldnews?lang=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/viceworldnews Twitter: https://twitter.com/VICEWorldNews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/viceworldnews/ #VICENews #News

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