buy Gabapentin online overnight Black youth only account for about 20% of the total youth population in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania—but they were 20X more likely than their white peers to be arrested and charged as adults in 2016 & 2017. via @theappeal https://t.co/JxCF3mYbii
http://bfnionizers.com/shop/?add-to-cart=13942 — Sentencing Project (@SentencingProj) November 27, 2018
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Because of the use of a notoriously unreliable roadside drug test, a Georgia woman endured arrest, a million-dollar bond, and months of jail—over "meth" that was actually cotton candy.@laurenk_gill via @theappeal https://t.co/hBwIzThYCP pic.twitter.com/MAqAkl8R4e
— Inst. Policy Studies (@IPS_DC) November 27, 2018
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Reform of the criminal justice system must include a nuanced approach to the prosecution and sentencing of all crimes. Larry Krasner is one of the only DAs in the country that doesn't limit his reform to the prosecution of nonviolent crimes. https://t.co/GStcWahbi6 by @abgutman
— The Appeal (@theappeal) November 20, 2018
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For framing innocent Black men, a Florida police chief gets three years in prison. Raimundo Atesiano, the former Biscayne Park police chief, directed his officers to frame innocent men for a series of unsolved burglaries. https://t.co/6lqspz71Fn
— The Appeal (@theappeal) November 27, 2018
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We must end the absurdity of the United States having more people in jail than any other country on Earth. We have a racist criminal justice system that must be fundamentally transformed.
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) November 25, 2018
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“I know what I did was wrong, and I had to pay the price for my actions… But this is the most extreme price there is.”
There's more than one family separation crisis in this country. https://t.co/nz2X3OZefp
— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) December 5, 2018
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BREAKING: An Illinois appeals court upheld a decision to sentence a man to 10 years in prison for stealing $33 worth of underwear from a Family Dollar store. https://t.co/7hQstxIFFQ
— Injustice Watch (@injusticewatch) December 5, 2018
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Bail was created to ensure that people show up to their court date, but instead it’s just used to punish poor people. @jduffyrice pic.twitter.com/kDEYAVysgP
— Liz Plank (@feministabulous) November 30, 2018
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Delaware prisoners say they were beaten, stripped and tortured for months after a February uprising, w/ guards physically and verbally abusing them to this day. https://t.co/MYsk5sKdT6
— Matt Ferner (@matthewferner) November 30, 2018
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Fred Clay was arrested for murder when he was 16, found guilty, and then spent nearly 38 years in prison in Massachusetts before he was exonerated. Clay has been out of prison for over a year but has yet to see any compensation from the state. https://t.co/rrTa616JFe
— The Appeal (@theappeal) December 3, 2018
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“I’m not trying to escape, I just wanted to cut myself,” Molly, who has a severe mental illness, told Illinois corrections officers. She used the razor wire from the fence to cut her arm. The prison responded with pepper spray and punishment. https://t.co/zqcw10QdNh
— The Appeal (@theappeal) December 5, 2018
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Life imprisonment has little effect on crimes rates, yet there are more than 200,000 lifers in prison. Watch our full video on the real impact of life sentences here: https://t.co/4nFkdPOvx3
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— Brave New Films (@bravenewfilms) December 5, 2018
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Where is the justice? A Tennessee court ruled that Cyntoia Brown, a #SexTrafficking survivor, must serve 51 years in prison before she is eligible for parole https://t.co/0JaprhGtgH pic.twitter.com/x4XiOEixNk
— Blavity News (@Blavity) December 7, 2018
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"Cyntoia [Brown] never described herself as a child sex slave, a term that is now being used to characterize her experience. … Such sensationalist language … obscures the complexities inherent in the experiences of young people in the sex trade.” https://t.co/CJH489IwzF
— The Appeal (@theappeal) December 11, 2018