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October 19, 2014

Rikers Island Jail Spends About $100K Per Inmate Annually

by Carla Murphy www.Colorlines.com A new report out today reveals that Rikers Island, the nation’s second largest jail and subject of a damning federal investigation, spends…

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October 19, 2014

Nell Bernstein, Author of Burning Down The House, at The Mark Twain House in Hartford, Thurs., Nov. 20 at 6:30 pm

Nell Bernstein, Author of Burning Down The House, at The Mark Twain House in Hartford, Thurs., Nov. 20 at 6:30 pm Community Partners in Action,…

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October 19, 2014

In Rare Rebuke for Rikers Officers, Judge Urges Firing of 6 Who Beat Inmate

In Rare Rebuke for Rikers Officers, Judge Urges Firing of 6 Who Beat Inmate By Michael Winerip and Michael Schwirtz, New York Times Photo Robert…

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October 19, 2014

Prison Guards Can’t Pepper Spray Just Any Schizophrenic Inmates in Arizona Anymore

Prison Guards Can’t Pepper Spray Just Any Schizophrenic Inmates In Arizona Anymore By Shane Bauer Reprinted from Mother Jones | Tue Oct. 14, 2014 2:52…

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October 17, 2014

Book: Just Mercy, by Brian Stevenson

Book: Just Mercy, by Brian Stephenson A powerful true story about the potential for mercy to redeem us, and a clarion call to fix our…

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