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This video is a few years old but it was just put on my radar. Seems everyone else knows the truth about the prison system in the United States, except for those actually in the United States. See this video from a British Television show: Did you know this? Does it concern you that “The [...]

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From MSNBC.com Sgt. Ronald Watts, 48, and Officer Kallat Mohammed, 47, were arrested Sunday night on federal charges alleging they stole $5,200 in government undercover funds on Nov. 21, 2011, from a homeless man who claimed to be a drug courier but was working as an FBI informant, reported NBCChicago.com. This is yet another story of unintended consequences [...]

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Too many laws, too many prisoners via the Economist THREE pickup trucks pulled up outside George Norris’s home in Spring, Texas. Six armed police in flak jackets jumped out. Thinking they must have come to the wrong place, Mr Norris opened his front door, and was startled to be shoved against a wall and frisked [...]

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Yesterday I was arraigned on three counts of felony wiretapping – click here to read about Pete’s and my year long fight on MA wiretapping charges. If convicted I face anywhere from 11.5 to 21 years in prison and up to $12,000 in fines. I say IF because the only way I’ll be convicted is [...]

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. By David Ibata The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Atlanta police are launching an internal investigation into the case of a woman who was arrested by mistake and held in jail for nearly two months, Channel 2 Action News reports. Police are seeking to determine what happened and if any policies or procedures were violated in the arrest of Teresa [...]

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Early last month, Cop Block covered the horrible charges that Michael Allison is facing (read the in depth coverage here), but since the podcast reaches a different audience, I thought it would be a good idea to get Michael’s story to as many ears as possible. Listen to the podcast below, and if you feel [...]

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Ziggy Marley recently did an interview with US Magazine with the release of his fourth solo album on the horizon. They talked about the new album, his family, the 30th anniversary of his fathers death, and of course his views on marijuana. Here is an excerpt of the interview: US: Marijuana is also a topic [...]

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According to CIA estimates, approximately 50,000 human beings were trafficked into the United States for the purposes of forced labor and sexual exploitation in 2010. The victims of human trafficking are subject to cruel treatment and are given little hope of escape. It is a shame that this form of human trafficking receives little attention [...]

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