Criminal Justice and Racism related links 082915

Bernie: I'll Introduce Bill Prohibiting For-Profit Prisons.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/08/19/1413392/-Bernie-I-ll-Introduce-Bill-Prohibiting-For-Profit-Prisons?detail=facebook

 

Baltimore Cop Charged With Attempted Murder For Allegedly Shooting Helpless Man In The Groin

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2015/08/20/3693347/baltimore-cop-charged-with-attempted-murder-for-allegedly-shooting-helpless-man-in-the-groin/

 

Cultures of Impunity

http://prospect.org/article/cultures-impunity

 

Former U.S. Marshal and DEA agent was told not to enforce drug laws in white areas

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/08/19/1413569/-Former-U-S-Marshal-and-DEA-agent-was-told-not-to-enforce-drug-laws-in-white-areas?detail=facebook#

 

Betrayers of the Dream

http://prospect.org/article/betrayers-dream

 

61-Year-Old Man Violently Attacked by Police and Arrested For Singing a 'Beach Boys' Song

http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/61-year-old-man-violently-attacked-police-and-arrested-singing-beach-boys-song?sc=fb

 

In One Month, Colorado Sold $34 Million In Marijuana: $3.4 Million Went To Schools, And Crime Decreased By 15%

http://www.enlightened-consciousness.com/in-one-month-colorado-sold-34-million-in-marijuana-3-4-million-went-to-schools-and-crime-decreased-by-15/

 

Urban Policing, Without Brutality

http://prospect.org/article/urban-policing-without-brutality

 

Get Out of Jail Free

http://prospect.org/article/get-out-jail-free-0

 

Retired Army general ‘ashamed to be an American’ after rough arrest by Georgia cops

http://www.rawstory.com/2015/08/retired-army-general-ashamed-to-be-an-american-after-rough-arrest-by-georgia-cops/

 

Why Ignorant White Americans Are Terrified of Angry Black People

http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/why-ignorant-white-americans-are-terrified-angry-black-people?sc=fb

 

Former U.S. Marshal and DEA agent was told not to enforce drug laws in white areas

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/08/19/1413569/-Former-U-S-Marshal-and-DEA-agent-was-told-not-to-enforce-drug-laws-in-white-areas?detail=email

 

In Colorado tax revenues for marijuana are up 100 percent

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/08/19/1413508/-In-Colorado-tax-revenues-for-marijuana-are-up-100?detail=email

White man threatens to kill police, knocks one out, sends two to the hospital, injures 7 officers

https://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/08/13/1411668/-White-man-threatens-to-kill-police-knocks-one-out-sends-two-to-the-hospital-injures-7-officers?detail=emailclassic

 

Ken Burns Sets Confederate Flag Lovers Straight: It’s About ‘Slavery Slavery Slavery’

http://www.alternet.org/culture/ken-burns-sets-confederate-flag-lovers-straight-its-about-slavery-slavery-slavery?sc=fb

 

Here’s What The #BlackLivesMatter Movement Has Accomplished (VIDEO)

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/08/23/what-the-blacklivesmatter-movement-has-accomplished-video/

 

4 Women Were Beaten By Cops And No One Believed Them, Until This Video Surfaced

http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/4-women-were-beaten-cops-and-no-one-believed-them-until-video-surfaced?sc=fb

 

Taking Another Look at the Reconstruction Era

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/25/arts/park-service-project-would-address-the-reconstruction-era.html

 

Suspected WDBJ7 Shooter Blames Victim for Alleged Racism, Filed Previous Complaints

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2015/08/26/suspected_wdbj7_shooter_vester_flanagan_bryce_williams_has_history_of_filing.html?sid=5388f458dd52b8e41100df74&wpsrc=slatest_newsletter

 

Civil rights activist Amelia Boynton Robinson dies at 104

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/6cc973ee45fb4da08adca66eb59b7ca3/civil-rights-activist-amelia-boynton-robinson-dies-104

 

Death penalty supporters turn over 166,000 signatures

http://journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/death-penalty-supporters-turn-over-signatures/article_ddf6eec1-641d-50d0-a0d5-4055129a725a.html#utm_source=%5Bdomain%5D&utm_campaign=%2Femail%2Fbreaking%2F&utm_medium=email&utm_content=headline

 

UPDATE: Freedom Industries Executives Plead Guilty to Criminal Charges for West Virginia Chemical Leak

http://www.foreffectivegov.org/almost-heaven-west-virginia-contamination-highlights-long-standing-problems-chemical-oversight

 

Drug War Enables Police Roadside Sexual Assault

http://www.drugpolicy.org/blog/drug-war-enables-police-roadside-sexual-assault

 

Ending the Drug War Won't End Mass Incarceration - But It's a Necessary First Step

http://www.drugpolicy.org/blog/ending-drug-war-wont-end-mass-incarceration-its-necessary-first-step

 

DA Recall in Denver is Example of National Problem with Prosecutors

http://www.drugpolicy.org/blog/da-recall-denver-example-national-problem-prosecutors

 

The hate next door: Unexpected faces of the Neo-Confederacy

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/08/25/1414925/-The-hate-next-door-Unexpected-faces-of-the-Neo-Confederacy?detail=email

 

Alabama police admit officer's body camera was turned off before shooting man holding spoon

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/08/25/1415297/-Alabama-police-admit-officer-turned-off-body-camera-before-shooting-man-holding-spoon?detail=email

 

Texas Court Halts Scheduled Execution of Nicaraguan Man

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2015/08/25/texas_court_halts_nicaragua_s_bernardo_tercero_execution.html?sid=5388f458dd52b8e41100df74&wpsrc=slatest_newsletter

 

Frank Petersen Jr.: 'quiet giant' repeatedly shattered military color barriers

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Military/2015/0828/Frank-Petersen-Jr.-quiet-giant-repeatedly-shattered-military-color-barriers

 

This Black Driver’s Mistake Was Looking a Police Officer in the Eye

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2015/08/28/ohio_driver_john_felton_was_tailed_by_police_after_making_direct_eye_contact.html?sid=5388f458dd52b8e41100df74&wpsrc=slatest_newsletter

 

Two Seattle police officers fired after body camera worn by bus driver catches them in a huge lie

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/08/26/1415635/-Two-Seattle-police-officers-fired-after-body-camera-worn-by-bus-driver-catches-them-in-a-huge-lie?detail=email

 

Multi-Agency Hispanic Heritage Month Observance to be held September 10 in Harrisburg

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/multi-agency-hispanic-heritage-month-observance-to-be-held-september-10-in-harrisburg-300134774.html

 

RSVP to Join America's Journey for Justice

http://action.naacp.org/page/content/AJFJRSVP/

 

An 1863 Recruitment Letter Urging the Formation of Anti-Lincoln Sleeper Cells

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_vault/2015/08/27/history_of_the_civil_war_organization_of_resistance_to_lincoln_s_administration.html?sid=5388f458dd52b8e41100df74&wpsrc=slatest_newsletter

 

Young Black Man Jailed Since April For Alleged $5 Theft Found Dead In Cell

http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/young-black-man-jailed-april-alleged-5-theft-found-dead-cell?akid=13427.342135.QYq3Bn&rd=1&src=newsletter1041631&t=12

 

Teens Nearly Killed After Police Mistook Telescope for a Rifle and Sweater for a Tactical Vest

http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/teens-nearly-killed-after-police-mistook-telescope-rifle-and-sweater-tactical-vest?akid=13427.342135.QYq3Bn&rd=1&src=newsletter1041631&t=14