This man is serving life in prison for 3 oz of meth – more time than most get for manslaughter, rape. By @HRappleye: https://t.co/3ZGUeldoqt
— Ari Melber (@AriMelber) November 9, 2015
Prison & Punishment for Crimes
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
#BlackLivesMatter Tweets 10.30
If the UN has banned torture, why has #AlbertWoodfox been in Solitary Confinement for 43 YEARS??? – https://t.co/3coRLRwVsN
— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) October 28, 2015
#AlbertWoodfox and the rethinking of solitary confinement in America https://t.co/9CRwfoKEtA
Plz sign → https://t.co/7lqClUdgUR
— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) October 30, 2015
VIDEOS: @HillaryClinton throws out #BlackLivesMatter activists during speech on race: https://t.co/QXaqTHetEk pic.twitter.com/uxIcIAGa3Y
— Keegan Stephan (@KeeganNYC) October 30, 2015
When we believe violence is acceptable in nonviolent settings, we have internalized this police state into our moral code
— Rhonda Ragsdale (@profragsdale) October 30, 2015
It's a sad, sick state of affairs when we have internalized justifications for oppression and violence more than human rights
— Rhonda Ragsdale (@profragsdale) October 30, 2015
Image by political cartoonist Steve Breen.
#policebrutality #sayhername #blacklivesmatter #springvalleyhigh pic.twitter.com/CmP4xP2Czi
— Whatchu Talmbout? (@ebonydigest) October 29, 2015
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.
#Policy Tweets 10.20
GOOD NEWS! #Lethalinjection is no longer allowed in #Montana. Down with the #deathpenalty. http://t.co/ZPremi9yOY
— ACLU National (@ACLU) October 6, 2015
New:
Texas may deny birth certificates to immigrants' children, judge rules ………………….. http://t.co/5ukoN4t6Hc
— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) October 17, 2015
Hidden Camera Gets Justice, Cop Sentenced to Prison for Beating & Terrorizing Innocent People
A Hawaii cop was sent to prison after a surveillance video showed he’d lied about beating a suspect.
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Ex-Rikers Island inmates call for shutdown of infamous prison
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#Politics #Reform Tweets 10.5
What Donald Trump thinks we should do about school shootings: Nothing. http://t.co/U2cHsKqxH4 pic.twitter.com/3hmuzO5mes
— Slate (@Slate) October 4, 2015
8 of 14 recent mass gunmen LEGALLY bought guns in spite of criminal histories and documented mental health issues. pic.twitter.com/rtmsk4MzvJ
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) October 3, 2015
US special forces are carrying out a secret war in more than half the nations on the planet. http://t.co/yd34i8V0ip pic.twitter.com/2k4H4Qeo7b
— The Nation (@thenation) October 3, 2015
Jobs/housing for those with criminal records has only gotten worse since @ACLU published this in the 70s. @acholcomb pic.twitter.com/hOgNVneMqA
— Rafay-Burns Appeal (@RafayBurnsApp) October 2, 2015
Alabama passes strict voter ID law then closes ALL drivers license offices in black counties. http://t.co/0YN2kIj1Uq pic.twitter.com/NxGsqWmmYQ
— Q. Allan Brocka (@allanbrocka) October 1, 2015
If voting didn't matter, they wouldn't be trying to take it away. http://t.co/w54whbMRSt #Alabama #VoterSuppression
— Linda Sarsour (@lsarsour) October 3, 2015
How a Senate bill could help Weldon Angelos, who's serving 55 years for dealing marijuana http://t.co/hl9sio4hEW pic.twitter.com/SP8Ao0jAuQ
— Vox (@voxdotcom) October 3, 2015
Hear final words of #KellyGissendaner
Kelly Gissendaner makes a final statement, apologizing for her crime and saying goodbye to her family, before being executed by lethal injection.
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U.S. culture created Kelly Gissendaner, then the U.S. killed Kelly Gissendaner.
#SayHerName
#PrisonReform Tweets 10.1
Why are kids in the US, as young as 11, held in solitary? Help stop this now. Sign your name http://t.co/u20qYZz6U1
https://t.co/S8Jdvd0FDW
— Fusion (@ThisIsFusion) September 29, 2015
Who Watches Inmate Executions in the U.S.? http://t.co/H0PjaT9EJq
— PrisonReformMovement (@PrisonReformMvt) September 29, 2015
NYC Bar Association Urges Reduction of #MassIncarceration in Report #FreeAmerica @acholcomb @LetsFreeAmerica http://t.co/wCJo3gZMQs
— Slingblade (@cbisp) September 30, 2015
#AlbertWoodfox had his convictions overturned TWICE … yet has Not been freed after 43 YRS in Solitary Confinement – http://t.co/BTSoiPA8Mr
— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) October 1, 2015
.@blacksnob shares why it’s time to end practice of putting juveniles in solitary confinement http://t.co/r4hRnyk79M pic.twitter.com/1Twlr0Jinc
— The Root (@TheRoot) October 1, 2015



