Hughes case dubbed Clearlake 3′ captures NAACP attention

November 15, 2007 at 9:13 pm · Filed under Justice, Prison Industrial Complex

LAKEPORT Leaders from several branches of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) spoke in a press conference regarding the Renato Hughes murder trial on the courthouse steps in Lakeport Wednesday.

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Genarlow Wilson (In Jail for Oral Sex) To Be Released Today

November 3, 2007 at 10:42 am · Filed under Justice, Prison Industrial Complex, Rights and Liberties

Georgia Supreme Court rules his sentence was cruel and unusual. Finally.

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Secret U.S. Endorsement of Severe Interrogations

October 10, 2007 at 5:04 pm · Filed under Iraq, Justice, Politics, Rights and Liberties

A 2005 Justice Department opinion provided explicit authorization to barrage terror suspects with a combination of painful physical and psychological tactics, officials said.

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Police Arrest 83 Protesters at Denver Columbus Day Parade

October 8, 2007 at 2:29 pm · Filed under Activism, Culture, Indian Country, Justice

Police arrested 83 Columbus Day Parade protesters including American Indian Movement activist Russell Means after fake blood and dismembered baby dolls were poured on the parade route Saturday.

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