An Aryan Brotherhood Kingpin from Texas Is Getting Life in Solitary Confinement

In the five months Byrd spent free in northern Texas between federal sentences, from late 2013 to early 2014, he held the Brotherhood’s highest rank for members outside prison—Major. In that time, Bangs said, he worked with success to dominate the North Texas meth trade, became “very influential” in the gang, and amassed a loyal following.
He also committed brutal crimes: He stabbed a man 37 times in the face, and another time he stabbed a man, soaked a piece of bread in his blood, then ate half and shoved the rest in his victim’s mouth.

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U.S. Terrorist

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Criminalizing the Classroom: Inside the School-to-Prison Pipeline

New York City has more than 5,000 police officers patrolling the city’s schools—that’s more than the combined number of school guidance counselors and social…

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What you see in the screen grab of the video is a special needs Latino child who has been handcuffed on the biceps because the handcuffs were too loose for his wrists. A Black special needs student was also handcuffed.

 

American – stop this – seriously – stop.

Ex-Rikers Island inmates call for shutdown of infamous prison

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is beginning a campaign to curb violence and prison abuse at Rikers Island, but former inmates want more than just policy reforms: They are calling for the prison to be closed down. Egor Piskunov reports from New York City and speaks with former inmates.

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