Tag Archives: Prison Industrial Complex

The New Republic: David Dayen: Bernie Sanders & Martin O’Malley Failed Their Black Lives Matter Test

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Republic First of all, its great to hear a politician go to a political group and event and tell them what they don’t want to hear. Especially when they are right and knowing that it might hurt them … Continue reading →

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The Economist: ‘Jailhouse Nation’

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Erik Schneider

“WITH less than 5% of the world’s population, the United States holds roughly a quarter of its prisoners: more than 2.3m people, including 1.6m in state and federal prisons and over 700,000 in local jails and immigration pens. Per head, … Continue reading →

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The Economist: The Real Cost of The War on Drugs

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Erik Schneider

America, at least at one point and perhaps they still are, was the biggest consumer of narcotics, legal and otherwise, in the world. One reason why you see so many drug dealers, drug lords, drug terrorists in Central America, the … Continue reading →

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The Washington Post: Christopher Ingraham: The Orwellian Deception of Chuck Grassley’s Leniency Industrial Complex

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Erik Schneider

Source:The Washington Post Anyone who calls them self a Conservative and especially a fiscal Conservative, but who supports the American Prison Industrial Complex and our current criminal justice system, I at the very least would question how fiscally conservative are … Continue reading →

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Al Jazeera: Inside USA- ‘Angela Davis on The Prison Industrial Complex’

Posted on March 15, 2015 by Derik Schneider

Source:Al Jazeera– Professor Angela Davis on Inside USA. “Put on the FBI’s ‘Most Wanted’ list when she was just 26, Angela Davis became an enduring symbol of 1970’s Black Power. She joins Inside USA to discuss incarceration in the land … Continue reading →

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AP Archive: Angela Davis- Radical on Trial

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Derik Schneider

Source:AP Archive Angela Davis should’ve never have been in jail, at least for what she was charged with here. Which was being involved in a Marin County court-house shootout in 1970. They had nothing on her other than the fact … Continue reading →

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The Daily Caller: Opinion: Molly Gill: Before Creating Any More New Crimes, Congress Should Reform the Penalties it Made Decades Ago

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Ederik Schneider

U.S. Senator Rand Paul Speaking Out Against Over Criminalization The Daily Caller: Opinion: Molly Gill: Before Creating Any New Crimes, Congress Should Reform Penalties it Made Decades Ago This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on BloggerOver criminalization … Continue reading →

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The Nation: Lee Fang: The Real Reason Why Pot is Illegal

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat The Nation: Opinion: Lee Fang: The Real Reason Why Pot is Still Illegal Lee Fang is right about the reason he gave as why marijuana is illegal in America. It’s called the prescription drug industry that produces … Continue reading →

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Associated Press: Four Arrested in Florida Child Prostitution Ring

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Erik Schneider

. Source:FRS FreeState Hopefully this goes without saying and if it doesn’t, you are really ignorant about me or just some type of jerk something. But I’m against juvenile prostitution and I don’t see how any good person could be … Continue reading →

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