Tag Archives: Guardian

One would think. But one would be wrong.

A ‘hellish world’: the mental health crisis overwhelming America’s prisons For years now, [Kristopher] Rodriguez has been stuck in this sad limbo: according to the state, he is well enough to stay incarcerated, but far too sick to live in … Continue reading

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.@DHSgov making a horrible situation even worse #PressFreedom

Department Of Homeland Security Compiling Database Of Journalists And ‘Media Influencers’ Every day, journalists face serious consequences including physical violence, imprisonment and death. A few days ago, the Committee to Protect Journalists launched its annual Free The Press campaign to … Continue reading

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Gemma’s journey: to hell and back … repeatedly [Updated, twice]

Mentally ill in solitary: ‘We’re not addressing the problem, we’re making it worse’ After her son tore off his penis with his bare hands in his cell, Gemma Pena thought Florida’s prison authorities might see his illness. They’d see he … Continue reading

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.@POTUS – #KeepItInTheGround

Uploaded on Feb 29, 2016 PLEASE TAKE ACTION NOW to call on President Obama to secure his climate legacy and end the leasing of America’s public lands to dirty energy companies for fossil fuel extraction: http://bit.ly/1pmhSGv Next, please spread the … Continue reading

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FL media should unite to end @FLGovScott’s corruption with #KeepItAboveBoard activism

Gov. Rick Scott won’t release 2014 tax return or info about his blind trust By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org  An investigation last year by FloridaBulldog.org found that the state’s blind trust law has been ineffective in keeping Scott from becoming aware … Continue reading

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Reprieve: UK’s foreign support for counter-narcotics ops leads to more death sentences

Reprieve +44 (0) 207 553 8140 For immediate release: Thu Aug 13, 2015 Home Affairs Committee to consider UK links to executions abroad   The Chair of Parliament’s Home Affairs Committee has announced plans to “look again” at the issue … Continue reading

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UN’s sustainable development goals to-do list: 17 items; 15 years

Sustainable development goals: all you need to know | Global development | The Guardian The sustainable development goals (SDGs) are a new, universal set of goals, targets and indicators that UN member states will be expected to use to frame … Continue reading

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Reprieve: US military won’t prosecute nurse who refused to force-feed Guantánamo detainees

Reprieve: +44 207 553 8140 For immediate release: Wed May 13, 2015 US military drops action against Guantanamo nurse who refused to force-feed Human rights NGO Reprieve has welcomed the US Department of Defense’s decision, announced today, to drop proceedings … Continue reading

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Fools rush in, coerce confession for nonexistent crime

Published on Nov 22, 2013 | “Fools Rush In” by Brook Benton Deaf homeless man jailed in Virginia for six weeks says he was denied interpreter | US news | The Guardian He knew he was in jail, but he … Continue reading

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An incomplete education on an AZ inmate’s preventable suicide

  For mentally ill too often prison means solitary, neglect, and even death | Global | The Guardian … [Patti]  Jones describes being stymied at every turn by prison officials who refused to compel him to take his medications despite … Continue reading

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