Righting Injustices
- Brian Banks' rape conviction vacated--"In an initial meeting with him, she said she had lied; there had been no kidnap and no rape and she offered to help him clear his record, court records state. But she refused to repeat the story to prosecutors because she feared she would have to return a $1.5 million payment from a civil suit brought by her mother against Long Beach schools."
- Wrongly convicted man sings for the Rays--"[A] dog handler with dog scent evidence against him was discredited. A witness recanted and said she had sex with the lead investigator. A jail informant who said Dillon confessed had pending charges dropped. But the jury had said guilty. Dillon went to prison." For 27 years.
- Thaddeus Jimenez, Wrongfully Imprisoned Chicago Man, Awarded $25 Million In Damages--"In what is believed to be one of the most substantial verdicts in the city's history, a federal jury on Tuesday awarded $25 million in damages to a man wrongfully convicted, as a teenager, of murder and forced to serve 16 years in prison." He was 32 when he was released after spending half his life in prison.
- Plantations, Prisons and Profits NYT
- Prisons, Privatization, Patronage NYT
- Ending the Cradle to Prison Pipeline and Mass Incarceration--"The Corrections Corporation of America, the largest private prison corporation, has proposed to 48 state governors that it will operate their prison systems for 20 years with a guaranteed 90 percent occupancy rate. A majority of all those incarcerated have committed nonviolent offenses."
- The Role of the Prison Guards Union in California's Troubled Prison System
- Michigan Republican Township Supervisor not happy with privatized prison in his area
- By the Numbers: The U.S.'s Growing For-Profit Detention Industry
- Prison workers used in many Cuban government enterprises--"Cuban prisoners earn little to nothing while working for numerous government enterprises."
- Private Prisons Spend Millions on Lobbying to Send More People to Jail
- Private Prisons Spend $45 Million On Lobbying, Rake In $5.1 Billion For Immigrant Detention Alone
- Private Prisons Lobby for Harsher Sentences
- Senate panel holds hearing about solitary confinement
- Women allege widespread sexual abuse at Alabama prison, nonprofit group says--Accused of creating an 'orgy'-like atmosphere.
- Fire the Bail Bondsmen
