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U.S. imperialism comes home
From the September-October 2014 issue of News & Letters: World in View column As with the torture of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib, how imperialist oppression is tied to domestic repression in the U.S. was shockingly apparent in the heavily militarized police presence … Continue reading
Support striking prisoners!
Since February, prisoners at Guantanamo Bay have carried on a massive hunger strike to protest indefinite detention in abusive conditions with no end in sight…. On July 8th California prisoners being held in solitary confinement at the Pelican Bay “security housing unit” (SHU) for indeterminate periods will resume their hunger strike. Continue reading
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Tagged ABU GHRAIB, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, criminal injustice system, Elliott Adams, Emmitt Sparkman, George Annas, Guantanamo, Guantanamo Bay hunger strike, Indiana Inmate 1776, Iraq war, Norman Lowry, Pelican Bay SHU hunger strike, prison industrial complex, prisoners' hunger strike, Solitary confinement, Sondra Crosby, Tarak Kauff, torture, War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
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Reverse convictions by tortured confessions
From the January-February 2012 issue of News & Letters: Reverse convictions by tortured confessions Chicago—Twenty-four Black men are still in jail almost 40 years after the first allegations of torture were brought against the Chicago Police Department. In every case, … Continue reading
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Tagged ABU GHRAIB, African American, Anita Alvarez, Black, Burge, CAARPR, Chicago, Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, Chicago Police Department, criminal injustice system, death penalty, FBI, Goldston report, Guantanamo, human rights violations, Illinois, Javan Deloney, Joey Mogul, John Byrne, John Yucaitis, Jon Burge, Judge Paul P. Biebel Jr, Mark C. Clements, NAACP, National Coalition of Black Lawyers, Peter Dignan, Police Brotherhood, Police brutality, race, racism, Richard Devine, Richard M. Daley, Sanders report, Standish Willis, torture, U.S. mass incarceration
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Stop the culture of torture
From the Nov.-Dec. 2010 issue of News & Letters: Forum: Stop the culture of torture Chicago–At the end of September the Illinois Coalition Against Torture gave venue to torture victims and their primary lawyer at “Jon Burge GUILTY–beyond the trial.” … Continue reading
